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 shocked by its ...

In our fair city, grand opera is a rare and specialized commodity, making its way onto the cultural calendar only a handful of times each year. Hence, the chance of catching two views of a single ...

Watching and listening to Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” at Sarasota Opera is a bit like sitting through a collection of opera’s greatest hits, all in one production, which likely explains its enduring ...

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I didn’t ever expect myself to be writing about the similarities between Carmen and Jesus Christ, but then I suppose that presenting the unexpected and inspiring audiences to think about art in new ...

We're less easily shocked today. But watching Florentine Opera's new production of "Carmen," it's easy to see what startled its Parisian audience when Bizet's opera debuted in 1875. Carmen's brazen ...

A classic opera, and Indiana premiere and a Stephen Sondheim comedy that contains one of his most devastatingly beautiful songs will be on Indianapolis Opera's 2023-2024 season. The indoor part of the ...

Since its debut in 1875, “Carmen” has become one of the most staged operas in the world. The Jacobs School of Music chose the show for its final opera of the 2024-25 season. The opera follows Don José ...

Set your passions alight with this steamy opera full of love, seduction, and betrayal. Follow the fate of Don José, a naïve soldier who falls under the spell of the fiery gypsy Carmen, and abandons ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Ballet is remaking a classic opera-turned-ballet with Angel Corella's Carmen. Corella says the story is full of "jealousy and betrayal," describing it as a very tragic ...

Proud of its culture is Cincinnati, “Queen City of the West.” Part of its cultural tradition, for 20 summers, has been opera in a pavilion in the Cincinnati Zoo, where shrilling peacocks sometimes ...