Ed Rampell – Hollywood Progressive
Verdi’s opera is presented with much verve and a slapstick-like sensibility, with mise-en-scène directed with great alacrity and skill by Shawna Lucey. The garb and sets by scenic and costume designer Adrian Linford evoke the period, as do little touches like rug beaters (I suppose the action takes place in Elizabethan England, although, of course, the lyrics are all sung in Italian). The architecture has a Tudor flare (according to Performances Magazine, the “Scenery [was] constructed by CBS Scenic Studios, Hollywood”), and there are projections of Windsor Castle. Read more…