Disappointing
When an operetta is by Strauss about Vienna, one would expect it to be the ultimate Viennese experience. This is not. This is another Morbish production, recorded outdoors on a stage as-is. Sound quality is poor, the choreography is lacking - how can the performers not to dance when the wonderful Strauss music is playing? They just stand there. The English title is Viennese Blood, but in German Wiener Blut does not mean the actual red liquid pulsing in our veins, it means Viennese life, life style, spirit or essence. I hope that Deutsche Grammophon would re-do this operetta the way it should be done.