Hints and tips:
...Alas, Robert Ross’s play is unlikely to pique the curiosity of those previously unfamiliar with the bug-eyed Feldman (who was also a jazz fan, hence the musical/ocular allusion of the title) or to sate those...
...Maria Bengtsson, with her unusual smoky light soprano, and Stephen Costello make a touching young couple as Lauretta and Rinuccio....
...Mariusz Kwiecien as Don Giovanni and Maija Kovalevska as Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi seemed mired in routine....
...The ensemble, an eye-catching 1960s update, includes sparkling cameos from Marie McLaughlin, Gwynne Howell, Christopher Purves and Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts....
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