She's a LADY!

i loved all three performances.
Jane Lapotaire was really good. when i first read Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking scene i felt she was a little desperate, anguished, desperate and guilty. i felt she, lady macbeth, must have a split personality and the second manifested itself in this particular scene.i got all these feelings in Jane's performance. i most especially liked her eyes. they looked like a mad animal who's just been caught in an evil act.

Judi Dench was also really good. Her scream, though a bit odd, worked for me. it should a total abandonement of the anguish which i believe Lady Macbeth, being a Lady of her time, must have been holding within her so as not to perturbe the image those around her have of her. Also the tears were brilliant! It should a sense of grief and desperation at what not only she but mostly her husband had been capable of doing. It should to me that despite her deal with Hell to become "unfeminine", she is still a woman.

Shirley Verrett to me seemed to be expressing remorse. To me of all the acts she seemed most sorry for what she had done. though, i must admit that she did not really give me the feeling of someone that was sleep walking, therefore that to me was a bit of a turn off, but i have to say that for an opereta it's not so easy to convey so many emotions while maintaining such a high level of vocal activity.
Bravo to all three in my opinion!