| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 9-Jul-2012 Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre | Opera Australia's Pearl Fishers at Sydney Opera House |
 with Henry Choo as Nadir and Nicole Car as Leila..jpg) Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, written some ten years before Carmen, does not enjoy as much recognition as the latter opera. Composed at the age of 25, the opera received harsh criticism from many contemporary critics, although not from Hector Berlioz, who clearly recognised something of Bizet's genius in the work. Many people know the celebrated Pearl Fishers' Duet from Act I; however, the rest of the opera is also a treasure trove of lyrical writing, endearing melodies and simply beautiful music.Read full review... | |
| 8-Feb-2011 Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre | Opera Australia’s scintillating production of Carmen |
 In an opera of such popularity as Carmen by Georges Bizet, it wouldn’t be easy to please an audience likely to be inured to a variety of performances of arias such as Habanera and The Toreador’s Song. Yet Opera Australia made a thoughtfully constructed and well vindicated attempt.
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