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...The scenes flow smoothly in Leonard Foglia’s staging, with Robert Brill’s bleak set — cross beams piled up at skewed angles — emphasising the hardship everybody in this opera experiences....
...And Gene Scheer’s libretto, which favours poetic diction over narrative thrust, can be difficult to grasp, though Leonard Foglia’s direction ably conveyed its essence....
...While Foglia ferrets out people who have cast off worldly possessions, Michael Schmelling tracks pathological hoarders....
...The finale also falls short in Leonard Foglia’s otherwise effective staging....
...The director is Leonard Foglia, and the conductor Patrick Summers, who has conducted the premieres of all of Heggie’s major works. Performances continue until May 16....
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