It isn’t a “musical”, it is an opera. Opera can be quite full of drama and heart rending, complex, full of the deepest endearments of the heart.
Being from all redneck country, all the time, I can appreciate resistance to opera, but for seeing this production live on stage, it became a memorable experience, for me as powerful as Tom Hanks movie, oh, what was the name of it? You know, the real version of the US military landing on D Day?
I don’t know if I will enjoy an all opera version either, but the story is so magnificent that it may carry the movie on its own in spite of the lyrical dialogue.
Would that be “Saving Pvt. Ryan”? Anyway having to have to read the story to me it’s all about the poor guy stealing a loaf of bread and the detective chasing him all over the place to arrest him. Must have been a really valuable loaf of bread. Then too, the French Revolution happening about the same time ... great mix.