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Title: This is dreadful!
Review: This production is just dreadful compared to the other two available on DVD. Right from the beginning with a saloon that looked like a New York City tenement building, and costumes to match, with a chorus as dull as the gray of the room. Juan Pons as Jack Rance is able to sing the part, but that's all. He doesn't even come close to Sherrill Milnes' mean, tough guy portrayal. And Minnie, oh dear! Mara Zampieri was so all wrong for this role. Her voice I can only describe as "thin." When Placido Domingo finally arrived, he literally lit up the room with his presence. He remained the only bright spot in this entire production.Definitely skip this one and go directly to the Met production with Barbara Daniels as Minnie, Sherrill Milnes as Jack Rance, and Placido Domingo as Dick Johnson. That one is a five star winner!
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