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The Pearl Fishers, Le Nozze de Figaro

5283 days ago

Guardian Music — English 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

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The Pearl Fishers | Opera review

5286 days ago

Guardian Music — Coliseum, 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

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

5290 days ago

Guardian Music — The 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

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KÃ¡tya KabanovÃ¡ | Opera review

5364 days ago

Guardian Music — Coliseum, LondonThe latest instalment of English National Opera's JanÃ¡cek cycle arrives from Dallas, where David Alden's production was conceived. KÃ¡tya KabanovÃ¡ has all the Alden trademarks, with a stern avoidance of anything too naturalist... more info

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