Excellent pageantry, wonderful voices by the principals which were cast well. Chorus held up is end with good choreography and blended singing. Costumes were spot on for the time period. To stay on budget, not much spent on the stage itself as all the scenery was spartan, but adequate. The last point is the only difference I see from more elaborate productions I've seen at the Wharton Center. Orchestra performed flawlessly, although a bit muted in the pit, but not much can be done about that. The choice to use a reverberations on the commodatorre was a little disappointing, just a very strong clear baritone would have sent a better message, in my opinion.