"It does neither the opera nor the soprano any favors. In most ways, it's a pretty gloomy affair ... Everything is dark. The costumes are modern but only can be defined as such because they evoke no particular era ... But of course, all ears are on Norma. Gruberova is 60 years old now, and close-ups are not a good idea ... She is wonderfully into the role's ethos, however, and nary a word or note goes by thoughtlessly. Every mood change of Norma's, every tender or angry turn, is clear. But all is not well vocally".