2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-04-09UTC10:21:07+00:002018-04-09Bracing and emotionally direct performances from the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Nicole Car, in a carefully-planned programme.Fabulous Mozart from Nicole Car in eclectic Sydney programmeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nicole-car-tognetti-australian-chamber-orchestra-sydney-april-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngBenjamin Poorehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/25431https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/25431https://bachtrack.com/files/66142-img-1247.jpgBenjamin Poore teaches English literature at Queen Mary University of London, and is currently writing a book about psychoanalysis. He has previously written for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.https://bachtrack.com/files/80561--c--georges-antoni-2.jpg510340Nicole CarGeorges Antoni2018-Apr-08, Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall: Nicole Carhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/sydney-opera-house-concert-hall/nicole-car/08-april-2018/14-002018-04-082018-04-08Sydney Opera House: Concert HallSydneyNew South WalesAustralia-33.85676716761151.2150156498https://www.aco.com.au/whats_on/event_detail/nicole-car-2018?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/65396-australian-chamber-orchestra-logo2.jpg4
After his affectionate treatment of La fanciulla del West for ENO and his devastating Suor Angelica for the Royal Opera, Richard Jones’ new La bohème is disappointingly bland.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-09-12UTC22:51:06+00:002017-09-12After his affectionate treatment of La fanciulla del West for ENO and his devastating Suor Angelica for the Royal Opera, Richard Jones’ new La bohème is disappointingly bland.No moonlight, no magic: Richard Jones directs a vanilla Bohème for the Royal Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-boheme-richard-jones-pappano-car-fabiano-kwiecien-royal-opera-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/67412-2803ashm-1346--nicole-car-and-mariusz-kwiecien---roh--photo-catherine-ashmore-resized.jpg510340Nicole Car (Mimì) and Mariusz Kwiecień (Marcello)ROH | Catherine Ashmore2017-Sep-11, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: La bohèmehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-covent-garden/la-boheme/11-september-2017/19-302017-09-112017-10-10Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.12239999999997http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/la-boheme-by-richard-jones?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/57341-royal-opera-house-logo.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-07-25UTC15:27:09+00:002017-07-25Outstanding performances from Nicole Car and Etienne Dupuis turn Opera Australia's unstaged production of Thaïs into a triumph at Sydney Town Hall.Sparking leads wow audience in rare Sydney concert performance of Thaïsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-massenet-thais-car-dupuis-tourniaire-opera-australia-july-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/64473--c--georges-antoni-6-resized.jpg510340Nicole CarGeorges Antoni2017-Jul-22, Sydney Town Hall: Thaïshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-town-hall/thais/22-july-2017/19-302017-07-222017-07-22Sydney Town HallSydneyNew South WalesAustralia2000483 George Street-33.8731993151.2063299https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/thais?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg4
Not just a jolly romp through the inconstancies of the heart, Sir David McVicar takes Così fan tutte through a dark lesson for lovers while leaving the music ravishingly intact.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-07-20UTC10:11:19+00:002016-07-20Not just a jolly romp through the inconstancies of the heart, Sir David McVicar takes Così fan tutte through a dark lesson for lovers while leaving the music ravishingly intact.Through a class darkly: McVicar's Così in Sydneyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cosi-fan-tutte-mcvicar-opera-australia-sydney-july-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJeremy Eccleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20350https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20350https://bachtrack.com/files/78420-jeremy-eccles.jpgJeremy Eccles was born in the UK, engaged with music at Dulwich College, Jurisprudence at Oxford and politics at the BBC. Then he made a sea-change to Radio Hong Kong - and culture entered his professional world. On to Australia in 1982, where culture took over, broadcasting on the ABC and writing in all national newspapers, mainly about the performing arts. He formed a local chapter of the International Association of Theatre Critics, contributed to The World of Theatre and edited two magazines. Later, Jeremy began reviewing opera for the Australian Financial Review and dance for the Sydney Review. Most of his writing (and the odd film) today is deep into Indigenous art and culture at aboriginalartdirectory.com, but he maintains a continuing engagement with opera - early, contemporary, on the Harbour and plain old Puccini.https://bachtrack.com/files/42713-cosi-fan-tutte-andrew-jones-david-portillo-opera-australia-prudence-upton-resized.jpg510340Andrew Jones (Guglielmo) and David Portillo (Ferrando)Prudence Upton2016-Jul-19, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Così fan tuttehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/cosi-fan-tutte/19-july-2016/19-002016-07-192016-08-13Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.214876https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/cosi-fan-tutte-sydney?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-02-15UTC11:49:50+00:002016-02-15A relative rarity by Verdi is given an outing at the Sydney Opera House, with excellent performances let down by a disappointing staging. Great singing redeems a Verdi rarity at the Sydney Opera Houseen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-luisa-miller-opera-australia-sydney-february-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/34493-luisa_miller_diego_torre_nicole_car_prudence_upton_opera_australia_resized.jpg510340Diego Torre (Rodolfo) and Nicole Car (Luisa)Prudence Upton2016-Feb-11, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Luisa Millerhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/luisa-miller/11-february-2016/19-302016-02-112016-02-29Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.214876https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/luisa-miller-sydney?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg3
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-12-21UTC10:46:15+00:002015-12-20Would a younger soprano taking the role of Tatyana blur Kasper Holten's "dancing doubles" vision of Eugene Onegin at the Royal Opera House?Seeing double: Kasper Holten’s Eugene Onegin returns to Covent Gardenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-eugene-onegin-holten-hvorostovsky-car-royal-opera-december-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/32340-onegin_nicole_car_letter_scene_roh_bill_cooper_resized.jpg510341Emily Ranford and Nicole Car (Tatyana)ROH | Bill Cooper2015-Dec-19, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Eugene Oneginhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-covent-garden/eugene-onegin/19-december-2015/19-002015-12-192016-01-07Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.122399999999974
For anyone seeing Carmen for the first time, this Royal Opera revival will have been a more than satisfactory evening. Old hands hoping to see something extra will find it in Hymel's Don José and Car's Micaëla, but not elsewhere.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-20UTC09:03:51+00:002015-10-20For anyone seeing Carmen for the first time, this Royal Opera revival will have been a more than satisfactory evening. Old hands hoping to see something extra will find it in Hymel's Don José and Car's Micaëla, but not elsewhere.A workmanlike Carmen at the Royal Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-carmen-royal-opera-hymel-maximova-car-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/29709-2729ashm_502_copy_bryan_hymel_as_don_jose____elena_maximova_as_carmen__c__roh._photographer_catherine_ashmore.jpg620416Bryan Hymel as Don José, Elena Maximova as Carmen2015-Oct-19, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-carmen-royal-opera-hymel-maximova-car-october-20152015-10-192015-11-30Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.122399999999973
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-02-18UTC14:46:20+00:002015-02-18David McVicar's production of Faust enjoys one of the strongest overall performances of Opera Australia in recent times.The spiritual and the hedonistic: McVicar's take on Faust triumphs in Sydneyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-faust-fabiano-mcvicar-opera-australia-sydney-february-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngZoltán Szabóhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16009https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16009https://bachtrack.com/files/40585-zoltan-square.jpgZoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.https://bachtrack.com/files/8265-faust_fabiano_tahu_rhodes_opera_australia_lisa_tomasetti.jpg510355Michael Fabiano (Faust) and Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Méphistophélès)Lisa Tomasetti | Opera Australia2015-Feb-17, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Fausthttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/faust/17-february-2015/19-002015-02-172015-03-13Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148764
David McVicar's Don Giovanni for Opera Australia takes its cue from the brutally grim opening of the opera, yet remains true to Mozart’s own description of a “jocular” work (dramma giocoso).
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-08-01UTC11:23:58+00:002014-08-01David McVicar's Don Giovanni for Opera Australia takes its cue from the brutally grim opening of the opera, yet remains true to Mozart’s own description of a “jocular” work (dramma giocoso). The soulless predator: McVicar's modern take on Don Giovanni in Australiaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-mcvicar-australia-july-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngZoltán Szabóhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16009https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16009https://bachtrack.com/files/40585-zoltan-square.jpgZoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.https://bachtrack.com/files/6109-don_giovanni_teddy_tahu_rhodes_lisa_tomasetti.jpg510340Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Don Giovanni)Lisa Tomasetti2014-Jul-30, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/don-giovanni/30-july-2014/19-302014-07-302014-07-30Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148763
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-03-03UTC12:28:32+00:002014-03-02Kasper Holten's innovative production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin comes to Sydney, with Nicole Car outstanding as Tatyana.Inspired production of Eugene Onegin comes to Sydneyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-march-2014-onegin-opera-australiaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/4460-nicole_car_onegin.jpg250415Nicole Car (Tatyana)Lisa Tomasetti2014-Feb-28, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Eugene Oneginhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/eugene-onegin/28-february-2014/19-302014-02-282014-03-28Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148764
While this concert’s marketing was focused on Mozart’s Requiem, it was Haydn in the first half that made the greater impact, in the form of an ecstatically virtuosic performance of his Cello Concerto no. 1 with soloist Alban Gerhardt.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:50:12+00:002013-09-16Simon Holden reviews the Auckland Philharmonia in Haydn and Mozart at Auckland Town Hall.Alban Gerhardt steals the show in Haydn with the Auckland Philharmoniaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-auckland-philharmonia-gerhardt-labadie-mozart-requiemBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Holdenhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1888https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1888https://bachtrack.com/files/55032-simon-holden.jpgSimon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his
dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and
classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much
opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at
irishenceaway.blogspot.com.https://bachtrack.com/files/3031-albangerhardt2005_3.jpg400400Alban Gerhardt2013-Sep-12, Auckland Town Hall: Mozart Requiemhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-auckland-philharmonia-gerhardt-labadie-mozart-requiem2013-09-122013-09-12Auckland Town HallAucklandAucklandNew Zealand-36.847385174.7657353
There can be fewer more idyllic places in the world to see an opera. Behind the floating stage was Sydney’s harbour bridge and opera house; to the left, the lights of the central business district; and to the right, the glittering lights of the Northern Shore and the occasional ferry making its way to Circular Quay.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:41:24+00:002013-03-26Oliver Brett reviews Handa Opera on the Harbour 2013: Opera Australia's Carmen.Opera Australia's Carmen lights up Sydney's harbouren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-sydney-handa-opera-harbour-carmenBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngOliver Bretthttps://bachtrack.com/files/2423-opening_night_1.jpg400400Opening night of Carmen on Sydney Harbour James Morgan2013-Mar-22, Handa Opera, Sydney Harbour: Opera on the Harbour: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-sydney-handa-opera-harbour-carmen2013-03-222013-03-22Handa Opera, Sydney HarbourSydneyNew South WalesAustraliaFleet Steps-33.8623243363357151.2205195426944
Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, written some ten years before Carmen, does not enjoy as much recognition as the latter opera. Composed at the age of 25, the opera received harsh criticism from many contemporary critics, although not from Hector Berlioz, who clearly recognised something of Bizet's genius in the work.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:28:30+00:002012-07-13Oliver Brett reviews Bizet's The Pearl Fishers at Sydney Opera House.Opera Australia's Pearl Fishers at Sydney Opera Houseen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-sydney-opera-house-pearl-fishersBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngOliver Bretthttps://bachtrack.com/files/1477-opera_australias_the_pearlfishers_ss12__branco_gaica_2.7.2012__208__with_henry_choo_as_nadir_and_nicole_car_as_leila..jpg400400Opera Australia's 'The Pearlfishers' Branco Gaica 2 July 2012 with Henry Choo as Nadir and Nicole Car as Leila2012-Jul-04, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: The Pearlfishershttps://bachtrack.com/listing-sydney-opera-house-pearl-fishers2012-07-042012-08-04Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148764
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:22:45+00:002012-01-30Oliver Brett reviews The Magic Flute at Sydney Opera House, directed by Julie Taymor.Mozart meets the pantomime in Sydneyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-magic-flute-sydney-operaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngOliver Bretthttps://bachtrack.com/files/967-andrew_brunsdon_as_tamino_in_opera_australias_the_magic_flute___branco_gaica.jpg400400Andrew Brunsdon as Tamino in Opera Australia's The Magic Flute Branco Gaica2012-Jan-06, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: The Magic Flutehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-magic-flute-sydney-opera2012-01-062012-03-23Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148763
The older I get, the more convinced I become that the heart of Mozart’s genius is to be found in his operas. This is no truer than in Don Giovanni, especially when performed by such a talented cast as it was last night in Sydney Opera House, three hours of the most sublime music. I have always believed that great music does not need any gimmicks and should be able to stand on its own.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:21:00+00:002011-10-31Don Giovanni sung by a superlative cast at Sydney Opera Houseen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-opera-australiaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngOliver Bretthttps://bachtrack.com/files/791-don_g2.jpg400400Branco Gaica2011-Oct-25, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/listing-don-giovanni-opera-australia2011-10-252011-11-05Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148765
In an opera of such popularity as Carmen by Georges Bizet, it wouldn’t be easy to please an audience likely to be inured to a variety of performances of arias such as Habanera and The Toreador’s Song. Yet Opera Australia made a thoughtfully constructed and well vindicated attempt.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:11:04+00:002011-02-10Opera Australia’s scintillating production of CarmenOpera Australia’s scintillating production of Carmenen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-carmen-opera-australiaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/429-opera_australias_carmen_ss11_cbranco_gaica.jpg400400Branco Gaica2011-Feb-08, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-carmen-opera-australia2011-02-082011-02-08Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148764