who stirs inarticulate passion by singing very much like a woman (Mark Levine, The New Yorker ). Critics are surprised by the success of the New York City Opera at transposing Handel's piece from ancient Greece to 18 th -century England.
The New York City opera had transposed Handel's play that consisted of scenes from ancient Greece to 18th century England.
Critics found the success of the New York City Opera's show to be very predicable.