Review: Review: Carmen (Opera Australia)
★★★★☆ John Bell’s ‘Cuban’ take on Bizet offers a lot to sing and dance about.
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
★★★★☆ John Bell’s ‘Cuban’ take on Bizet offers a lot to sing and dance about.
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