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Review title: Let down by an imperfect cast
Product review: The sound made by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under Levine is gorgeous! What Levine may not provide much insight to Wagner's splendid drama, his interpretation is dramatic and flowing. This surely is the sets greatest asset.Unfortunately, the performance is let down by the cast. Gary Lakes is just a mediocre Siegmund. Jessye Norman's Sieglinde is vocally shining but dramatically unconvincing. James Morris's Wotan is quite authoritative. Unfortunately, his voice is not of great quality and his singing can sometimes be monotonous. Hildegard Behrens disappoints as Brunnhilde, for his voice, though shining in the upper reaches, sounds rather slender and is not heroic enough for the warrior maiden.A pity that Levine and DG cannot get a better cast to record this work.
