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Title: Beautiful, but dull, ultimately disappointing.
Review: It's terrible to see something so painstakingly beautiful yet so dramatically inert. Musically there is much to enjoy. Visually, as lovely as the costumes, settings, etc. are, I found this Orfeo to be a crashing bore.Mr. Zanasi's Orfeo, while at times beautifully sung, is almost comical, looking more like a plump, Spanish businessman at a costume party and his acting is close to nil.Trish Brown's stunning, minimalist production of Orfeo with the simply amazing Simon Keenlyside dancing and singing the title role with Brown's dance company was shown throughout Europe on television (and available on inferior quality pirate DVD), is far and away more moving, equally musical (Rene Jacobs and an early music ensemble) and would be a better choice for DVD release than this production.Very disappointing.
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