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Title: Way Too Bizzare
Review: There are currently three productions of Thais out on DVD and unfortunately all fall short, some miserably so. I'm so glad that I didn't buy this version, as it is painful to watch. I guess some companies/artistic directors want to make a statement, but I don't know why they feel the need to film it. There comes a point when no matter how good the voices are, they can't overcome the distractions of a poorly conceived production. It would be nice to see a full scale opulent production of this opera, as the story and time period lend themselves to that. So far, the Renee Fleming version comes closest to what opera purists may desire, but even that production has it's issues. It's productions like this that keep the term "eurotrash" in the vocabulary.
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