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64 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: This opera, composed by Ferenc Erkel, is a universal tale of love, fidelity and infidelity, treachery, struggle against oppression and high human aspirations.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ted Shen
    80
    Erkel's folk-flavored music sounds a lot like middle-period Verdi, but many of the melodies are ravishing.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: John von Rhein
    75
    An operatic rarity worth catching even if you don't happen to be an opera fan.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    50
    Where Káel stumbles is in having his stars lip-synch, sometimes poorly, to a recording. It's a devil's bargain that allows for more natural staging, but that fails to convey that an opera's power lies less in cinematic shadings of character than in raw emotions refined by the spectacular art of a rigorously trained human voice.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4