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Title: The music speaks
Review: The greatest quality of this production and Blu-Ray disc is the music. Kudos to Martone and Lopez Cobos for letting the music do its work. Singers and orchestra perform beautifully. Anyone listening to this production will enjoy every single minute and the many arias Verdi gave us. The "conventional" staging helps the sense of the plot without distracting from the most important component, the music. The plot is awkward to start with. Verdi had to change it many times to satisfy the censors of his time. The initial plot was based on the assassination of Gustav III of Sweden, but ended being set in Boston prior to independence. In addition, Martone decided to move it to the 19 century so there is an American flag and the Count of Warwick on the same time-frame. A little bet of an anachronism, but it doesn't disturb the overall production, which is not about history but human passions, intrigue and unfulfilled love. Highly enjoyable.
