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Title: as if it were second rate Mascagni (imagine that)
Review: The production works against the score. That said, I like the production, but I prefer the score. Dessay is a very fine actress, but lacks the control and finesse in the voice-- less voice, more silver. And Villazon is just a disaster! To roar out Ah, fuyez.... is to make a mockery of great French music and great French singing. He belts as if he were a Mongolian shepherd. To have heard the style from Thill or even Villazon's Spanish compatriot, Aragall on the Myto recording.. would put Villazon to shame. I am so disappointed.
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