For the first time in forty years, Berlioz’ grand five-and-a-half hour masterpiece, LES TROYENS, is trodding the boards in a complete staging at London’s Royal Opera House. Critic Andrew Clements at “The Guardian” gave the new David McVicar production four out of five stars in this review. Perhaps he knocked off a star for the questionable use of a flying saucer…perhaps not. Details on that in this Associated Press article in the “Washington Post.”
Question: How much is too much? Would you welcome a five-and-a-half-hour world-class production at the Winspear Opera House – or would you rather wait for the DVD, with or without extraterrestrial beings, to be enjoyed at leisure in your den? Just curious…
(Photo courtesy of Associated Press)
Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media and PR