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We're off to sing The Wizard

24.07.08
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The New Cross brothers' triumph

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The revelation of the Festival Hall's Carmen Jones has been that the two singers playing Carmen's love rivals Joe and Husky are, in fact, Jamaican brothers from New Cross.... more

The Carmen touch

03.08.07
Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi was raised in a 'matchbox' house in Soweto. Now she is one of the hottest talents in London, starring as new Carmen Jones.... more

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A sizzling scarlet woman

01.08.07
Artistic director Jude Kelly has taken a brave leap, but her production of Carmen Jones never musters the erotic excitement of the 19th century original.... more

Brothers are rivals for love and rave reviews

01.08.07
South African mezzo-soprano Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi may be the star of Carmen Jones, but the rivalry between two brothers from New Cross steals the show.... more

Showtime at the Southbank

18.07.07
Artistic director Jude Kelly's first production, Carmen Jones, is about to be unveiled at the Festival Hall. It's what this place is made for, she says.... more

Time to meet Ms Jones

17.07.07
A new all-black production of Carmen Jones is about to hit the London stage but it's still all about the music, as Warwick Thompson discovers.... more

Rival brothers who sing to win Carmen

16.07.07
Two brothers are taking the lead in a dazzling new production of Carmen Jones at the Royal Festival Hall.... more

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