This was my first opera and I was quite impressed with the theater experience. The broadcast was expertly done, with beautiful camera work, direction, picture and sound. The behind-the-scenes segments during the intermission were quite informative, especially for a novice such as myself. The only beef I would have is that the AMC theater in Arcadia, CA seemed to have the black level set too high because the picture was a bit milky with no true blacks at all. But I'm sure few people even noticed that.