Opera Australia - Les pêcheurs de perles Reviews
23 April 2024
Pavol Breslik (Nadir), Chorus
Ekaterina Siurina (Leila), Chorus
Daniel Sumegi (Nourabad), Chorus
Pavol Breslik (Nadir)
Ekaterina Siurina (Leila)

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Les pêcheurs de perles

Opera Australia


No. of reviews: 5

Musically this was a sumptuous, superb production
17 Feb 16 / Sydney Arts Guide
Bizet's The Pearlfishers is given a new interpretation for Opera Australia's 2016 summer season
24 Jan 16 / Broadway World
Good ideas, good voices and great conducting help a rum old story
22 Jan 16 / Limelight
Michael Gow has brought a fresh and curious pair of eyes to this production
18 Jan 16 / Daily Review
Michael Gow's fresh take adds genuine drama to Bizet classic
17 Jan 16 / Sydney Morning Herald
'The show must go on'
Jonathan Abernethy says he was ‘halfway through this beautiful lasagne’ when he received a call from Opera Australia he was to replace ill singer Nikhil Navkal.
Pavol Breslik: Bizet's Nadir enjoys a big Australian adventure
The Slovakian tenor explains why he hates accordions, why Mozart is like a pit stop and why Pearlfishers isn't Brokeback Mountain.
Production details
Cast
Siurina/Alleaume, Breslik/Navkal, Carbó/Hillier, Sumegi/Dubinsky
(c) Tourniaire/Matheson (d) Gow
Performance dates
15, 21, 23, 27, 29 January, 5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20(m), 23, 27(m) February, 3, 5, 8, 12(m) March 2016
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