Gotterdammerung
by 2321 on 2/14/12Bardavon 1869 Opera House - Poughkeepsiethe Feb. 11, 2012 HD presentation of the 6 hour production of Gotterdammerung was really good. the Orchestra and the singers were fabulous, and made the time fly by. Loved the costumes too. However the stage set left a lot to be desired, and except for the Rhine scenes, was not Wagnerian, and left this viewer cold. I think that the limited interest in the sets resulted in way too many close up shots of the singers, so that you thought you were at a movie rather than sitting in an opera house. There was a largeness, or sweep of the action that was missing by so much close up action.