In_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD act_NN1 ,_PUN several_DT0 sections_NN2 feel_VVB dramatically_AV0 slack_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 montage_NN1 scene_NN1 juggling_VVG multiple_AJ0 storylines_NN2 at_PRP once_AV0 is_VBZ too_AV0 busy_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 second_ORD act_NN1 is_VBZ blessedly_AV0 more_AV0 compact_AJ0 ,_PUN though_CJS it_PNP too_AV0 could_VM0 benefit_VVI from_PRP tightening_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 plot_NN1 also_AV0 resorts_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 operatic_AJ0 cliché_NN1 of_PRF killing_VVG off_AVP the_AT0 female_AJ0 lead_NN1 ._SENT Baritone_NN1 Jarrett_NP0 Ott_NP0 personifies_VVZ Seward_NP0 's_POS descent_NN1 from_PRP strict_AJ0 moralist_NN1 to_PRP bloody_AJ0 murderer_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 underscores_VVZ details_NN2 in_PRP harmonies_NN2 and_CJC dynamics_NN0 and_CJC sounds_VVZ particularly_AV0 tender_AJ0 in_PRP his_DPS upper_AJ0 register_NN1 ._SENT Dressing_VVG in_PRP androgynous_AJ0 costumes_NN2 by_PRP Chrisi_NP0 Karvonides-Dushenko_NP0 ,_PUN Anthony_NP0 Roth_NP0 Costanzo_NP0 's_POS Dionysus_NP0 seduces_VVZ men_NN2 and_CJC women_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP naturally_AV0 shapes_VVZ vocal_AJ0 phrases_NN2 with_PRP his_DPS pure_AJ0 and_CJC ringing_VVG countertenor_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC explores_VVZ hushed_AJ0 high_AJ0 nuances_NN2 ._SENT Tenor_NN1 David_NP0 Portillo_NP0 expresses_VVZ the_AT0 alternately_AV0 lucid_AJ0 and_CJC manic_AJ0 states_NN2 of_PRF attorney_NN1 Jonathan_NP0 Harker_NP0 ,_PUN deftly_AV0 handling_VVG wide_AJ0 leaps_NN2 ,_PUN hysteric_AJ0 pantings_NN2 and_CJC sudden_AJ0 exclamations_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS Van_NP0 Helsing_NP0 ,_PUN Seward_NP0 's_POS loyal_AJ0 and_CJC sensible_AJ0 adviser_NN1 ,_PUN Matt_NP0 Boehler_NP0 wields_VVZ a_AT0 powerfully_AV0 resonant_AJ0 bass_NN1 ._SENT Soprano_NN1 Kathryn_NP0 Henry_NP0 performs_VVZ admirably_AV0 as_PRP Lucy_NP0 ,_PUN Harker_NP0 's_POS wife_NN1 ,_PUN considering_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 late_AJ0 substitution_NN1 for_PRP Susanna_NP0 Phillips_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC Henry_NP0 's_POS phrasing_NN1 frequently_AV0 moves_VVZ note_NN1 to_PRP note_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS diction_NN1 is_VBZ sometimes_AV0 unclear_AJ0 ._SENT Kevin_NP0 Burdette_NP0 dispatches_VVZ the_AT0 speaking_AJ0 role_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 newspaper_NN1 correspondent_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ relays_VVZ background_NN1 information_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 audience_NN1 ._SENT Leah_NP0 Brzyski_NP0 ,_PUN Rachel_NP0 Blaustein_NP0 and_CJC Megan_NP0 Moore_NP0 give_VVB feverish_AJ0 passion_NN1 and_CJC ardent_AJ0 voice_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 three_CRD attendants_NN2 ._SENT Choral_AJ0 contributions_NN2 ,_PUN prepared_VVN by_PRP Susanne_NP0 Sheston_NP0 ,_PUN are_VBB spiritedly_AV0 rendered_VVN ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 July_NP0 21_CRD performance_NN1 ,_PUN conductor_NN1 Johannes_NP0 Debus_NP0 skillfully_AV0 coordinated_VVD the_AT0 singers_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 orchestra_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD in_PRP exceptional_AJ0 form_NN1 ._SENT James_NP0 Darrah_NP0 's_POS direction_NN1 vividly_AV0 juxtaposes_VVZ the_AT0 Victorian_AJ0 characters_NN2 against_PRP their_DPS mythical_AJ0 visitors_NN2 ._SENT Evocative_AJ0 sets_NN2 by_PRP Adam_NP0 Rigg_NP0 feature_NN1 palatial_AJ0 rooms_NN2 and_CJC looming_AJ0 streetlamps_NN2 ._SENT Dead_AJ0 cattle_NN2 hanging_VVG from_PRP hooks_NN2 allude_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 animals_NN2 killed_VVN by_PRP followers_NN2 of_PRF Dionysus_NP0 in_PRP The_AT0 Bacchae_NN2 ._SENT Lighting_VVG by_PRP Pablo_NP0 Santiago_NP0 and_CJC projections_NN2 by_PRP Adam_NP0 Larsen_NP0 ably_AV0 facilitate_VVB scene_NN1 changes_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 main_AJ0 reasons_NN2 to_TO0 see_VVI Santa_NP0 Fe_NP0 's_POS Marriage_NN1 of_PRF Figaro_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 timeless_AJ0 comedy_NN1 of_PRF errors_NN2 ,_PUN are_VBB soprano_NN1 Ying_NP0 Fang_NP0 as_PRP Susanna_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 faithful_AJ0 servant_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC mezzo_NN1 Megan_NP0 Marino_NP0 as_PRP Cherubino_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 infatuated_AJ0 pageboy_NN1 ._SENT Fang_NP0 puts_VVZ all_DT0 of_PRF her_DPS pliantly_AJ0 lyrical_AJ0 soprano_NN1 to_TO0 use_VVI ,_PUN tossing_VVG off_AVP vocal_AJ0 runs_NN2 with_PRP ease_NN1 ,_PUN ringing_VVG out_AVP high_AJ0 notes_NN2 and_CJC lingering_VVG pleasantly_AV0 between_PRP phrases_NN2 for_PRP rhetorical_AJ0 emphasis_NN1 ._SENT Outwitting_VVG the_AT0 predatory_AJ0 count_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP switches_VVZ effortlessly_AV0 between_PRP coquettish_AJ0 charm_NN1 and_CJC steely_AJ0 reserve_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP her_DPS attractively_AV0 flexible_AJ0 timbre_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC rich_AJ0 chest_NN1 voice_NN1 ,_PUN Marino_NP0 expresses_VVZ Cherubino_NP0 's_POS ardor_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS "_PUQ Voi_AJ0 che_NN1 sapete_NN1 "_PUQ is_VBZ simply_AV0 delightful_AJ0 ._SENT Fang_NP0 and_CJC Marino_NP0 are_VBB n't_XX0 helped_VVN by_PRP Laurent_NP0 Pelly_NP0 's_POS new_AJ0 production_NN1 ._SENT 
