Absolutely awful!
by JuliaH on 2/29/24Morrison Center for the Performing Arts - BoiseRomeo and Juliet was advertised as a French opera, which you would imagine to showcase the incredible story and setting about young and beautiful love, but this show was the complete opposite! We were in shock to find out from the very beginning of the show that it was a darkly contemporary or bizarre modern twist of the timeless Shakespeare classic, replete with a blow-up pornographic doll on the stage and satanic elements (animal head) in dancing scenes, and odd choices for clothing, hair styles, etc. If Idaho Opera wants to please a contemporary modern art crowd, that's OK, but performances should be honestly advertised! This was a very, very disappointing experience! We left the show after 30 minutes, along with a number of other people. Big disappointment!!