Musically speaking, Bizet’s powerful melodies drive the emotionality of this piece. The vocals are rich and sustaining, especially Joe’s (Chauncey Packer) powerful, final moments of crazed obsession ...
Ginger Costa-Jackson is Carmen in Maria Todaro’s Florida Grand Opera production of George Bizet’s opera, opening Saturday, April 12 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami. Behind ...
BOTTOM LINE Pared down version enhances the sizzle in the famed opera, relocated to the deep South of World War II. Tobacco factory, parachute factory, no matter. The hotblooded femme fatale Carmen ...
Clémentine Margaine and Michael Fabiano in Bizet’s “Carmen.” Photo: Nina Wurtzel / Met Opera Carrie Cracknell’s “American border town” Carmen looked as ill-conceived as it did when it premiered on New ...
Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) presents “Carmen Jones,” the first show of its 2022-23 season; with preview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 and opening at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. The show runs through ...
For Nikola Printz, returning to the title role of “Carmen” at Opera San Jose is like coming home. The mezzo-soprano says their connection to Bizet’s masterpiece has always had special significance. “I ...
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The year 2025 is the 150th anniversary of Carmen, one of the most popular — and controversial — operas ever ...
Ginger Costa-Jackson is Carmen in Maria Todaro’s Florida Grand Opera production of George Bizet’s opera, opening April 12 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami. (Photo by Walt ...