The libretto by the composer and musicologist Walter Simmons is very faithful to the O'Neill play, almost entirely dialogue taken from the original script. Unfortunately, they chose to shorten the text by 25% (as well as cutting the two intermissions) so that the tragedies happen one on top of the other with little time for intense emotional flights. This also dilutes the sense of irony that all the characters are do…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:06PM on September 17, 2024