Does opera really belong on Broadway? “Opera lovers needn’t fear. Luhrmann hasn’t gone too far. A young, handsome cast sings the opera in Italian as written. The amplification is far subtler than the miserable Broadway norm and almost pleasurable. To compensate for singing that is not of a particularly high standard – though, for the most part, OK — there is a sense of intimacy and detailed bits of characterization that are hard to equal in a large opera house.”