Critique a review of a performance of "The Elixir of Love" at the Four Seasons Centre, expressing disagreement with the review and praising the performers.
I don't know what performance this reviewer attended - but it certainly wasn't the same one the thousands of others at the Four Seasons Centre experienced. Why send a reviewer with no sense of humour and an obvious bias against bel canto "comedies" to The Elixir of Love? Not to mention a questionable set of ears.... Bintner received some of the biggest laughs of the night while never sacrificing his incredible quality of sound, Osborne was the utter opposite of "small and mousy", as she filled the hall with gleaming, full tone all evening and Shore had the entire public eating out of the palm of his hand (with the exception of one, evidently). This was the most fun I've had at the opera in years, and the young cast was absolutely world class. Stunning singing and brilliant playing thanks to Abel and the COC orchestra. What unfortunate and borderline ridiculous commentary...