"David Alden’s production, is attractive and eye-catching, with its bold black and white contrasts and angular shifting ceilings. The stylized movements of the chorus work especially well in the comedic bits, but the whole thing feels a bit emotionally threadbare."
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"This was a solid cast for this Verdi piece that should have a more permanent place at the Metropolitan Opera."
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"David Alden’s production is decidedly non-traditional, with its slanted walls and dramatic floodlighting reminiscent more of a 30’s film noir than 18th-century Sweden."
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"Whatever this revival lacks in coherency, however, is outweighed by the fine cast which the Met assembled under the baton of Carlo Rizzi."
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