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Title: Great singing, beautiful production, terrible video direction
Review: This DVD is stunning from a musical and artistc point of view. Jonas Kaufmann is so well suited to the role and the entire cast is stunning vocally. The stage direction and sets and marvelous.But, the distracting video direction kind of pissed me off the first time I watched. It actually shows people behind the set or in the wings with a stage director waiting to come on DURING THE OPERA. It's weird. The Met broadcast viedos show behind the scenes between acts, but during the show. Come on.Without the distractions of the horrific video production I would give the production 5 stars. But 4 is as good I can come up with. All in all, some of the best singing available. It would make for a terrific CD!
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