Of the dozen or so operas Bizet composed, only six are still around in performable versions, and only five were actually performed in his lifetime. Amazingly, his masterpiece Carmen was a flop at its ...
Pardon Matthew Polenzani if his mind wanders ever so slightly midway through Act 1 of Bizet’s opera “Les Pecheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers).” It’s during the entrance of Leila, the young priestess ...
George Bizet’s “Carmen” is one of the most popular operas of all time with an unforgettable, vivid score. This weekend the Sarasota Opera opened its production of Bizet’s “other” opera, “Les Pêcheurs ...