I can't comment on the AZ Opera production since I won't be seeing it till Sunday in Phoenix. But I seriously doubt that it is worse than the current La Scala Carmen production which I saw live in HD at a movie theatre. On opening night, the stage director was rightly heavily booed when she came out for a bow. The current MET Carmen production, which I saw on TV, is not terribly impressive either. In general, the MET is better known for its frequent miscasting of celebrity singers than it is for the quality of its productions.
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