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Title: La Fanciulla del West
Review: I bought this set based on the fact that it was an all Italian cast, with an Italian producer, conductor etc. It was a disappointment.First. The sets.Act One. The Polka saloon had a definite Art-Deco feeling, not at all what one expects to see in that area at that time. Minnie enters dressed more of less like a street-walker, wearing flaming red pantyhose opened almost all the way up to her hips.Act Two. Minnie's "casetta" up in the mountain has the same Art-Deco bar with more tapestry hanging here and there.Act Three. We are not in a forest but in some place with enormous bones standing from floor to ceiling. Minnie arrives to save her man wearing an outfit possibly designed by Lady Gaga.The singer look and act alright but the voices of Dessí and Armiliato often don't do justice to the music. Further more, the singers keep looking at the conductor.Torre del Lago deserves better.
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