Artiste: Joshua Sanders

The composer's magnum opus, unjustly neglected in English-speaking countries, receives magnificent treatment from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, anchored by David Butt Philip and Christine Goerke.

In the Teatro Regio's production everything is according to the script, but the magic of the stage is absent. 

With so little of worth happening onstage, this performance requires a unanimously strong set of performances from the main cast.