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Tag Archives: Carmen
Sultry, fiery, coquettish: Stéphanie d’Oustrac’s Carmen has it all
Bizet: Carmen **** Glyndebourne, 23rd May 2015 “The very incarnation of vice” was how one critic described Célestine Galli-Marié’s Carmen at the opera’s 1875 Opéra Comique première. That description could equally be applied to Stéphanie d’Oustrac in Glyndebourne’s revival of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Carmen, Christophe Gay, David McVicar, David Soar, Eliana Pretorian, Glyndebourne, Jakub Hrůša, Loïc Felix, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucy Crowe, Pavel Cernoch, Simon Lim, Stéphanie d’Oustrac
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An atmosphere filled with dust and testosterone: Bieito’s Carmen returns to ENO
Bizet: Carmen *** English National Opera, 20th May 2015 Calixto Bieito’s Carmen is far removed from sun-drenched, picture postcard Seville. A bull and flamenco dresses make appearances, but these are nothing but illusions: the giant Osborne sherry company bull that looms … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Carmen, Clare Presland, Eleanor Dennis, English National Opera, Eric Cutler, Justina Gringyte, Leigh Melrose, Rhian Lois
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Phew! What a scorcher!
Bizet: Carmen **** Royal Opera, 3rd October 2009 ‘Phew! What a scorcher!’ might well be a tabloid headline for a review of this revival of The Royal Opera’s Carmen, and an entirely appropriate one at that as this first night … Continue reading
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Tagged Bertrand de Billy, Bizet, Carmen, Elina Garanca, Francesca Zambello, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Liping Zhang, Roberto Alagna, Royal Opera
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