This new production has had mixed reviews. I liked the singing and acting and thought Mariusz Kwiecien was excellent as the Don. The set was also striking with a lot of projection, including an amazing moment when the Don is centre of a vortex of rotating imagery - a Dr Who moment. However, 3.5 hours of essentially the same set and gimmicks also grew a bit tedious for me.
The music is lovely but my problem is with the story. Here we have a totally unpleasant and selfish man, who is not beyond murder and rape received as some kind of loveable rogue by the audience until he meets his comeuppance towards the end of the evening.
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