Review by the “Bay Area Reporter”

“Leading the orchestra with a sure and energetic hand, he coaxes the loveliest of sounds and maintains thrust throughout the performance. Condensing four acts into two parts with one intermission helps, but Gaffigan makes sure none of Bizet’s hit tunes misfires while building a strong narrative arc”

— Bay Area Reporter

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“Yet Gaffigan never slighted Bizet’s tender episodes, such as the lovely Entr’acte preceding Act III”