| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 3-May-2013 The Engineers Club: Grand Ballroom | Heather Johnson gives Carmen new meaning in Baltimore |
 One of my favorite things about opera in concert is the absence of director’s concept. Don’t take me wrong: I do enjoy a well-directed opera production with a concept. But let’s face it: how often does an opera artist get an opportunity to express his/her own vision of the character? Hardly ever, unless, liberated by the absence of director’s demands, the artist gives the role a bold treatment, and through it, inspires the audience to see a familiar opera at a different angle.
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| 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-Mar-2013 Bord Gáis Energy Theatre | A traditional Carmen from Moscow State Opera in Dublin |
 With an opera like Carmen, one never knows exactly what to expect. Recent trends (with English National Opera, for instance) have been to up the levels of raunchiness in an attempt to recreate the original scandale which this depiction of lower-class immorality in 19th-century Seville met with in Paris in 1875. Anyone expecting such blatant sensuality will have been disappointed with the Moscow State Opera’s production of Bizet’s classic.Read full review... | |
| 7-Dec-2012 Opéra Bastille | Carmen's charms are lost on a Paris audience |
 The packed hall at the Opéra de Bastille was in for a particularly interesting evening as they arrived for the Opéra National de Paris’ newest production of Bizet’s Carmen. This is an important event that brings out both the regular opera-goers and Carmen lovers, and those curious enough to buy a ticket to see the company’s latest creation. Although this is one of the most performed operas, filling halls with astounding consistency, it has been a whole decade since Carmen last revealed her charms on the stage of the Opéra National de Paris.Read full review... | |
