"To be honest, i thought Prince's scenic foundry overlay and other industrial revolution elements distracted a bit from the simple revenge theme of the work."
Others have expressed this opinion, but I disagree. Yes, by now it has been proven several times that a small-scale SWEENEY can work very well, but I think the original production was perfect for the theater in which it played, the size of the cast and the orchestra, and the operatic style of so much of the score. I'm glad I saw that production twice (once with Cariou and Lansbury, then with Hearn and Loudon), and I wish I had seen multiple performances. |
