Sechs Schwedinnen Von Der Tankstelle centers on a half-dozen attractive woman who become major figures in their town when they start their own business. They engage in a number of behaviors above and beyond the call of duty in order to keep their customers returning time and time again. They end up becoming enemies with the mayor's wife, whose dislike of the group may stem more from jealousy than anything else.
Finaliste du prix du Roman Romantique 2021.
Deux destins. Un secret. …
The staging is fascinating. Vast panelled video screens provide the scenic backdrops. Videos of nature in all its glory are projected onto these. It makes for breathtaking effect, and the good news is that one does not tire of it.
Muti conducts with real assurance. Pacing the drama magnificently, it is on performances like these that the controversial Maestro has made his well-deserved musical reputation. Tell emerges as a masterpiece from first to last. Rossini's compositional confidence in his craft is never once in doubt, and there is no trace of any longueur anywhere… (Musicweb International)