| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2012 Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre | A world-class Madama Butterfly from Opera Australia |
 There is nowhere to hide in Madama Butterfly. It is a well-known opera, contains very little in terms of stage action and changing scenery, is intensely lyrical in its vocal writing, and its orchestral writing is exposed. None of these factors bothered Opera Australia in their latest production, which was superb from beginning to end in every respect.
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| 21-Jan-2012 Salle Wilfrid Pelletier | Verdi's Il Trovatore at L'Opéra de Montréal |
 According to the young stage director Oriol Tomas, “We are immersed in an eternal and mythical Spain, as it was perceived in the mid-19th century. It’s got all you could ask for: passion, fire, vengeance, mystery and fratricidal war, along with love, sacrifice, lyricism, and loyalty. A story of impossible love plays out against a backdrop of medieval war.” So the stage was set for this new production of Verdi’s Il Trovatore by Tomas and Opéra de Montréal.
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