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Stunning production
PostedJanuary 17, 2010
LOperaLinda
from Emeryville, CA
Met Opera's simulcasts are all the best of live performance, feature film, and documentary, rolled into one. Elina is overwhelmingly beautiful and complex, raunchy and compelling, at once a playful child and skeptical feminist, unimpressed by Escamillo's prowess in the bullring, smitten with Don Jose's vulnerability. At least until his need to return home to his dying mother is eclipsed by Escamillo's popularity. Michaela's portrayal is dowdy and flat, the one sour note. Production design and costumes are superb. Renee Fleming as hostess is completely self-effacing, approachable, making opera accessible in a way it may not be to most of us. I will see the Met Opera simulcasts over and over again.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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