![]() She tells him his wife was abused and disgraced by the Judge and she took poison she further reveals that the Judge took Todd’s young daughter as his ward, whom he now intends to marry. Assuming a new name and consumed by revenge, Sweeney Todd returns to London’s Fleet Street where he is abetted by a woman who has long had a secret desire for him, Mrs. The story, if you don’t know already, centers on a barber who has served fifteen years in prison on a trumped-up charge. My only criticism is that the white leather chair chosen for the barber’s stool made me worry about blood stains did they have Scotchgard in 19th century London? The play was acted out, with limited costumes and only a few props, but it drew me into the story more quickly and effectively. Kalbacker the staging for this…what shall I call it, opera or musical…regardless, it worked. We wanted to allow them to be as expressive as possible, and that included some very light staging this time.” Kudos to Ms. Also, we knew most of our performers had experience with these roles and wouldn't be using their scores as much. We wanted to be true to the spirit of the work. A "horror" story can easily get campy if, for example, we used supertitles to explain the death scenes. She explained, “We thought that the story merited some simple action onstage. Todd swing his shiny razor often, the victims were dispatched bloodlessly (the first couple of times, I still closed my eyes). However, before it began, Director Courtney Kalbacker told me not to worry, no blood. To my surprise, I noted just before attending that it was going to be a semi-staged version. I had decided, that if ever I was going to attend, at least going to a concert opera version should be blood-free. ![]() Kulesza said Sondheim stated the story was about revenge and she noted its connection with Dies Irae. I had avoided Sweeney Todd the story seemed rather gruesome and bloody. This was my first Sweeney Todd many in the pre-talk audience raised their hands when Conductor JoAnn Kulesza asked who had seen Todd previously. ![]()
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