| Peter J. Hall�s early 17th-century style costumes (owned by the Dallas Opera) are almost worth the price of admission. The Henry Bardon production itself is not much to write home about, but its movable Gothic columns and gloomy romantic backdrops suit the story quite well and are very well lighted by Ron Vodicka. Thanks to chorus master Timothy Todd Simmons, the wedding guests and soldiers and such are really good. Looking for something to make this production seem just a little different than every other Lucia on earth, stage director Andrew Sinclair turns the Act Three wedding into a sort of bacchanalian debauch, but this his only egregious touch. The San Diego Symphony musicians play very well under Bonynge � who can conduct this thing in his sleep by now, which is probably one reason everything sounds just a tad routine./ Review |
