The mirrored set by Tom Piper is a perfect fit for the semi-open air sides of the theater, and the characters were imagined in daringly modern ways — what a joy to see a queer Polina on stage after years of headcanon! A very difficult opera imagined with full dramatic coherence and thrilling energy.

Carmen Paddock

Carmen Paddock has been opera-obsessed since the age of twelve; hailing from a rock and country music family, the name is a coincidence. An American in Scotland, she writes about film, opera, and adaptations.

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