Imagine you are on a bus from Boston to Philadelphia. Someone is playing the ukulele. That could be kinda nice.
Now imagine you are on a bus from Philadelphia to Boston. Someone is playing the bagpipes. They are the best piper in the world. Even so, it is way too much sound for the given space.
That's what tonight's performance of Wagner's Rienzi at Jordan Hall was like – bagpipes on a bus. Even if you are a fan of opera (which I am), you'd better have earplugs (which I did).
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