My husband & I saw Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian on Dec 9, 2010. We had great expectations & were very disappointed at the acoustics in the theatre. We could understand less than 10% of the soprano's words & maybe 30% of the baritones & tenors. The orchestra was either "blaring" or too quiet. The set is spectacular & of course the musical theme is wonderful - but the inability to hear the lyrics was just unacceptable for a show like this. We sat in the front of the orchestra section so the problem was not with our seats.