Thought I was going to have to sell my ticket to this last night but am thanking my lucky stars that I didn’t have to after all. The ten person cast is flawless, and Rose is incandescent as Carmen Jones. Such extraordinary voices all around and so blissfully intimate. I’ve had problems with almost all of Doyle’s musical stagings since Sweeney, but his minimalism and paring down didn’t distract here. Do I still wish it could have had a larger cast, larger orchestra, better design, and better direction? Yes. But while those sound like huge detriments to a production, the ten performer and six musicians are so brilliant that you can’t help but fall in love. Fingers tightly crossed for a transfer. Even more tightly crossed for a cast recording. What a thrill this was.
joined:7/20/13
joined:
7/20/13
Posted: 7/21/18 at 11:17pm