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Title: Good singing but projection screens are too much!
Review: If you don't know much of Tell, you are in for a treat. Georgeous melodies well sung. Not many tenors attempt this demanding role. I've heard some strangle on it. Merritt is well up to the task.I got this when it first came out on vhs. Golden voiced Merritt and Zancanaro take the singing honors, hence my 5 stars. Studer is always very good, but never my choice. I disliked much of the staging except for the male trio and previous duet which were very effective. The ballets I hate, but they are necessary for the French style of "Grand Opera." Operas in 2 or 3 fast moving acts in Italian become ponderous in the French version (here sung in Italian). I can't take off stars for that because some people actually like the ballet interludes. These are some of the longest I've seen, but that's what fast forward is for.The giant triple screen projection of violent waters was just ridiculous and distracting. I almost took off a star for that.
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