I finished watching/listening to the opera buffa “The Marriage of Figaro” staged by Sir Thomas Allen; My family is also glad that I finished watching it! It lasted three hours. Spent two evenings glued to the laptop.
I can compare it with the version directed by John Eliot Gardiner. I liked Thomas Allen’s production more, really everything — the costumes, the acting, and of course, the performances. But! What a monstrous translation into English in the subtitles. They are simply unreadable! Some kind of Google Translate. I really don’t understand how people watch opera without subtitles.
By the way, for those who like operas, can you recommend what I should watch next? I’ve seen La Traviata in several productions, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Romeo and Juliet, The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 