Medea Gosperia is an operetta adaptation of the Greek story of Medea (you know, her…) which uses musical styles to explore what is happening to each character, their feelings and emotions. So Medea expresses through classical opera, while Jason expresses through Jazz, etc. The singers are all of exceptional quality and skill, supported by a brilliant 7 piece live band. The music at times works well to this premise, however at times the shifts in style felt arbitrary, rather than as if they were pushing the story forward. Similarly at times the clash of genre worked to brilliant dramaturgical effect, but not consistently.
Unfortunately for me, the libretto was weak, and undermined some of the interesting musical choices happening. The lack of energy in the lyrics translated to the cast feeling like things were moving too slowly at times.
Overall an interesting experiment, worth watching — but for me one that still needs a bit of development to recognise its true potential.