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A 1930s setting, flamenco flair and a deeper dive into characters fuel the Charlottesville Opera's "Carmen" production, which ...
Recently formed sales-finance company Global Constellation is making a strong showing in Annecy as it unveils its animation ...
But watching Florentine Opera's new production of "Carmen ... In composer Georges Bizet and his French librettists' fantasy version of Spain, Carmen is a Roma woman who works in a cigarette ...
Technically, of course, “Carmen” was composed by a French composer, Georges Bizet. But the opera is set in Spain and features a passionate and deadly love triangle involving a bullfighter ...
An opera in four acts, the story of Carmen is taken from Prosper Mérimée’s novella and turned into a libretto written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Premiered in 1875 at the Opéra ...
Ginger Costa-Jackson is Carmen in Maria Todaro ... into her version – the novelist was in Spain during the Civil War as a correspondent. Since her opera is set in the midst of Francisco ...
Behind the scenes of Florida Grand Opera’s ... the role of Carmen 250 times. Todaro has reimagined the production, taking it out of George Bizet’s early 19th century Spain and placing ...
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The French opera Carmen is celebrating 150 years with Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) with two special performances this weekend. Georges Bizet’s passionate and timeless ...
SF Opera’s “Carmen” was strongest at its most intense, an entertaining watch for any opera lover and an inspiring introduction for any opera newbie. For the first act alone, the show is ...
When Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” debuted in Paris at the Opéra Comique in 1875 it was cause for scandal. Critics panned it. Audiences, expecting the family fare typical of the venue, were ...
Tickets and more information are available on the Amarillo Opera’s website. Set in 19th-century Spain, "Carmen" tells the story of a free-spirited, seductive woman whose love triangle with ...