![]() ![]() His large, burnished baritone easily encapsulates all of Zurga’s vocal and emotional demands, ranging from stunning floated pianissimi in the first act to the thundering, nearly Wagnerian outbursts in later acts. The indisputable star of the evening was Brett Polegato, who dominated the stage whenever he appeared. Here, however, despite strong individual performances, it simply failed to cohere. ![]() Bizet’s score may be clunky at times but remains a lush, memorable evocation of French orientalism. Zandra Rhodes’ dazzling production certainly hit the mark on that score, but was rather let down on the musical side. ![]() No longer under the shadow of Carmen, Georges Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles has now become a firm audience favourite thanks to its memorable melodies, exotic locale, and frequently scantily-clad singers. ![]()
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