But this time both the subject matter and the composer, whose 10 operas include a probing study of Vincent van Gogh, proved especially engrossing to the Finns.
The consequence of that decision is part of what makes "Phantom" engrossing to the end.
But is chant as engrossing to hear as it is to sing?
Engrossing to some, gross to others, Shanghai's street markets are an unforgettable adventure.
TV Fanatic's Matt Richenthal found the whole thing "engrossing to watch," but suspects that Tara may not need the gun.
Luzer Twersky, as brothel manager Shloyme, and Caraid O'Brien, as his mistress Hindel, are also engrossing to watch.
This engrossing interdisciplinary study sets out to identify why AIDS emerged when it did, why Africans were so disproportionately affected and why some countries have succeeded in reducing infection rates while others have not.
But the scrutiny of the duchess and her baby bump, whether by Ms. Mantel or the hypocritical tabloid press that was the real target of her speech, is nothing compared with the harsh royal anatomizing recounted in "The Creation of Anne Boleyn, Susan Bordoo's engrossing if wayward study of the centuries-long fascination with Boleyn, Henry VIII's ill-fated second wife.
This engrossing, affectionate study of an antiquated skill is both a general history and an introduction to the hobbyists and experts in its contemporary subculture.
However, in this engrossing study Sussex is less concerned with the merits of "Hansom Cab" than with its creation, publication and marketing.
Reviewer Katherine Swift praised this "engrossing" study that takes in a period of about 40 years, interweaving political life with events at home as each strove to express their political ideals through garden-making.
