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The Pearl Fishers, Le Nozze de Figaro

5045 days ago
Guardian MusicEnglish National Opera takes Bizet into a disaster zone, but two tasty Figaros offer a feast for Mozart loversBizet wrote Les Pêcheurs de Perles in his mid-20s, nearly a decade before his masterpiece, Carmen. He may have thought he had created an op... more info

The Pearl Fishers | Opera review

5048 days ago
Guardian MusicColiseum, LondonIf it did not include one of the most popular of all operatic lollipops – the tenor-and-baritone duet Au Fond du Temple Saint – surely no one would bother too much with The Pearl Fishers. It would be consigned to semi-obscurity, a... more info

Alfie Boe: 'The Pearl Fishers is what opera should be about' | Interview

5052 days ago
Guardian MusicThe award-winning tenor talks about Bizet, wearing a wig and the origins of his exotic nameAlfie Boe and I meet in the royal retiring room at the London Coliseum and start speculating merrily about what it is the royals retire to do. Alfie is a lovel... more info

Kátya Kabanová | Opera review

5126 days ago
Guardian MusicColiseum, LondonThe latest instalment of English National Opera's Janácek cycle arrives from Dallas, where David Alden's production was conceived. Kátya Kabanová has all the Alden trademarks, with a stern avoidance of anything too naturalist... more info

Album review: Alfie Boe - Love Was A Dream

5246 days ago
Scotsman.comALFIE BOE Love Was A Dream **** Linn CKD346, £13.70 more info

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