First, let me preface my comments by noting that 25% of my music collection is Philip Glass music, so I was naturally predisposed to love it even before I saw it.
The composition is top notch of course, the performers were excellent, the choir went above and beyond what a typical choir is called upon to do ... but it is live theater, so you will see a few "mistakes". I wont point them out here, because if you don't notice them, all the better for you.
There are however two occasions in the recordings where a choir or cast member would go out of tune. As these are professional singers, I assume it was because they couldn't hear themselves on stage. Oh well, blame it on 1983.
Advice: turn the subtitles off. By intent, the subtitles don't line up with the sanskrit. The subtitles basically just give you the entire text in a lump sum. It's a very distracting way to dole out the lyrics, but eventually they leave you alone to enjoy the music.
The composition is top notch of course, the performers were excellent, the choir went above and beyond what a typical choir is called upon to do ... but it is live theater, so you will see a few "mistakes". I wont point them out here, because if you don't notice them, all the better for you.
There are however two occasions in the recordings where a choir or cast member would go out of tune. As these are professional singers, I assume it was because they couldn't hear themselves on stage. Oh well, blame it on 1983.
Advice: turn the subtitles off. By intent, the subtitles don't line up with the sanskrit. The subtitles basically just give you the entire text in a lump sum. It's a very distracting way to dole out the lyrics, but eventually they leave you alone to enjoy the music.