| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2013 Handa Opera, Sydney Harbour | Opera Australia's Carmen lights up Sydney's harbour |
 There can be fewer more idyllic places in the world to see an opera. Behind the floating stage was Sydney’s harbour bridge and opera house; to the left, the lights of the central business district; and to the right, the glittering lights of the Northern Shore and the occasional ferry making its way to Circular Quay. With last year’s Handa Opera on the Harbour, Verdi’s La Traviata having been named 2012 Australian event of the year, this year’s opera – Bizet’s Carmen – was highly anticipated.Read full review... | |
| 14-Apr-2011 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Not that sort of Royal Wedding |
 POPLAVSKAYA AS MARFA, BURCHULADZE AS SOBAKIN, REUTER AS GRYAZNOY, VINOGRADOV AS MALYUTA-SKURATOV (C) BILL COOPER 2011.jpg) The message in Paul Curran's new production of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride is a simple one: violent and powerful men are the same in every era. And, of course, no good can result from the violence. If the opera's title made you expect a happy and light-hearted occasion, think again: it's definitely not that sort of Royal Wedding.
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