Despite poor relations with the orchestra, Mahler brought nine (13 times) operas to the theatre, including the new Bizet's Carmen, and won over the press that had initially been sceptical to him.
A pesar da pobre relación coa orquestra, Mahler levou nove óperas (13 veces) ao teatro, incluída a nova ópera de Bizet, Carmen, e gañouse á prensa que inicialmente fora escéptica con el.