Janos Gereben wrote:

>"Musically great, theatrically asinine," you will hear the mantra again
>here, far from Stuttgart, where the Stuttgart-based Opernwelt swoons
>every time the Stuttgart Opera does something "fresh and brave"...  for
>the umpteenth time.  But here, the carping over the new wave of trench-coat
>clad counterpoint to music is becoming just as predictable and boring
>as the EuroCaca diversion from music and text.  So let's start with the
>good stuff instead.

I've often thought that the best way to "experience" these kind of
stagings is to put on a sleeping mask.  That way you get the wonderful
music without the "distractions".

Bruce