This was the first Arizona Opera Company opera I have attended, having just moved to Tucson . The voices were superb, the chorus was fantastic, the scenery couldn't have been worse. The tickets even in the second balcony are a stretch financially for my husband and me. How dreadful to have such a professional production nearly ruined with the electronic gimmicks which were not only distracting, but very nearly spoiled the whole opera. In addition, I presume that projection process required the excessive darkness on the stage which effectively covered up the beauty of the new costumes. (By the way this was only the second time I've attended Il Trovatore, but am an avid opera fan.) I hope that the production manager, who did ask for comments, does not decide to continue with the special effects scenery attempts. If that is the case, next season we will sadly decline to spend any money at all on tickets.