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Title: For what its worth
Review: I purchased this DVD with some trepidation given the disparity of opinions among the reviewers. I was disappointed. I would characterize this as an unoffensive but completely uninspired production. I have no beef with the quality of the singing, but the staging, acting, and direction show a mimimum of effort, imagination or emotion. This is a humorless, lifeless production of Figaro. Scenes that have moved me to tears or to guffaws in other productions were rushed through or dismissed as though they weren't worth bothering with in this production. I am by no means an audiophile, but even I was bothered by the poor quality of the sound. Singers literally cannot be heard when they stand at certain areas of the stage (a glaring problem in the ensemble pieces). I'm continuing my search for a great production of Figaro on VHS/DVD. Any suggestions?
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