Opera Australia - Carmen Reviews
26 April 2024
Marcelo Puente (Don José), Rinat Shaham (Carmen), Chorus
Stacey Alleaume (Micaëla), Marcelo Puente (Don José)
Agnes Sarkis (Mercédès), Michael Honeyman (Escamillo), Jane Ede (Frasquita), Chorus
Chorus
Rinat Shaham (Carmen)

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Carmen

Opera Australia


No. of reviews: 5

Rinat Shaham is an old hand in the title role
6 Mar 18 / Music OMH
John Bell’s Carmen is a kaleidoscope of colour and the effect is delightfully charismatic
14 Feb 18 / Australian Stage
Carmen works her magic for Opera Australia
14 Feb 18 / The Daily Telegraph
There is no arguing that repeated standing ovations captured the audience’s response to Opera Australia’s Carmen
13 Feb 18 / Arts Hub
Rinat Shaham sings Carmen with a full-bodied voice, defiant power in the low notes
13 Feb 18 / The Age
Production details
Cast
Hargreaves, Shaham/Pendry, Puente/Jorjikia, Honeyman, Alleaume/Aroyan, Tamburini/Anderson, Ede, Sarkis, Gabbedy, Jones/Kim
(c) Goldstein/Matheson (d) Bell
Performance dates
10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 February, 2, 10(m), 15, 17, 23 March 2018
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