One will either love it or hate it. It's an interesting idea, well done visually with great costumes; it looks terrific and certainly aspires; however — the abstract score was pretty awful, especially when sung in English, both not the most lyrical of vehicles for an opera. A Spanish libretto might have helped, at least a little; in English it simply bordered on a Loony Tunes parody of opera. The score would make a great stand alone concert piece, though. Still, there aren't two memorable notes or melodies in the entire thing, an odd sort of accomplishment. I kept wishing it to be an operetta instead, and all that kept running in mind at intermission was Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.
One will either love it or hate it. It's an interesting idea, well done visually with great costumes; it looks terrific and certainly aspires; however — the abstract score was pretty awful, especially when sung in English, both not the most lyrical of vehicles for an opera. A Spanish libretto might have helped, at least a little; in English it simply bordered on a Loony Tunes parody of opera. The score would make a great stand alone concert piece, though. Still, there aren't two memorable notes or melodies in the entire thing, an odd sort of accomplishment. I kept wishing it to be an operetta instead, and all that kept running in mind at intermission was Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.
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