That might have been because the end was finally in sight with this last performance of the season of Kenneth MacMillan's opulent but somewhat long-winded production.

The song was re-recorded in 1986 in a new, brooding arrangement with a different chorus and a more opulent production.

With the rise of state-subsidised theatre and avant garde plays from the mid-1950s onwards, Beaumont's genre of opulent productions of safe repertoire started to seem conventional.

In his time Richard D'Oyly Carte was known for opulent and daring productions of all kinds.

Mr. Faggioni, in fact, seemed to model his universe after that of Franco Zeffirelli, whose opulent productions have virtually defined the Met's style.

But it is best known for opulent productions of ballet, opera and classical music like "Great Performances," and for the "Nature" series.

Still, you don't have to like opulent productions to insist that ballet avoid looking like a studio exercise.

The painted flats suggested a production both opulent and exotic.

Franco Zeffirelli's opulent production of Puccini's "Turandot" has been a favorite with Metropolitan Opera audiences since it was unveiled in 1987.

It's on Broadway now in a visually opulent production without pacing or passion.