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

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

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

Guardian Music — Coliseum, 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

Scotsman.com — ALFIE BOE Love Was A Dream **** Linn CKD346, £13.70 more info