I was really looking forward to Prima Donna. It was a complete disappointment. The first act plodded along terribly and the orchestra drowned out the singers, particularly in their lower registers. I was on the floor, friends were in the balcony. In both areas of the theater, we could not hear the singers. The second act offered more promise. But by that time I was bored. Their was just no chemistry, no plot, no sparkle, nothing. The tacky wires that held up the full moon prop was enough to make me wonder why I had paid $150.00 dollars to see this really poorly produced show. And then I just worried that the diva's dress would catch on fire if she accidentally got too close to all the flaming candles. The whole thing got me stressed. I don't know why there was a standing ovation. Perhaps, we are just starved for celebrities in Toronto. To my mind the problem was the libretto: I would have had the butler and maid having an affair. The maid then becomes close friends with the diva - dividing her loyalties- the diva initially promises her love to the butler (he is using her) but then the diva falls in love with the journalist - but she has already made a commitment to butler - again her loyalty is divided - in the end - the diva discovers that the butler and maid and journalist have all betrayed her love/friendship - then she rebukes them all by singing La Marseillaise while the fireworks flash. Now that would have been an opera!