Is she comically over the top, attention-grabbing and at times hysterical (Anthony Tommasini, the New York Times ), or is she simply a captivating comic presence (Charles Isherwood, Variety )? Not everyone loved the  New York 's Peter Davis says, [T]he characters [are] foggily defined and the heart of the opera left unexamined.
Some people liked the New York 's Peter Davis opera and some people didn't.