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The May 27 performance will now feature Briana Hunter as Carmen and Vanessa Vasquez as Micaëla. Please note, Rehanna Thelwell and Katerina Burton will no longer be performing. May 27: Our Cafritz Young Artists take on some of the lead roles!įeaturing Matthew Pearce as Don José, Jonathan Bryan as Escamillo, and more Young Artists. Bizets tragedy Carmen is one of the most popular operas of all time a tale of passion, jealousy and freedom. It is the last work of French composer Georges Bizet. (Teddy Tahu Rhodes) piques Carmen’s interest. The opera Carmen is based on the novella of the same name by the Romantic writer Prosper Mrime. Please note: William Long will conduct performances on May 27 & 28. Met Opera on Demand delivers instant access to more than 500 Met performances, including Live in HD videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Carmen’s determination to be “born free and to die free” is what makes her irresistible-but in love, does anything come without a price? Bizet’s blockbuster of tumultuous love has everything you want from an opera, from Carmen’s instantly recognizable “Habanera” aria to the famous “Toreador Song,” all culminating in a spectacular finale at a bullfight. premiere production directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by Evan Rogister, including superstars Isabel Leonard and Michael Fabiano in their role debut and company debut (respectively), and a mainstage debut for Marian Anderson Award Winner Ryan Speedo Green. But when Don José’s jealousy finally catches up to Carmen’s fiery act of betrayal, her freedom will lead to shocking consequences.Īn incredible cast performs this vibrant D.C. After she escapes trouble by seducing Don José, she sets her eyes on the bullfighter Escamillo.
She’s the woman who everyone wants-but she wants nothing but freedom. Carmen, opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizetwith a libretto in French by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévythat premiered on March 3, 1875. Carmen, a gem of the French opera repertoire created in 1875 by the composer Georges Bizet after a short story by Prosper Mrime, returns to the Opra. Originally created by Opera Australia based on the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Norwegian National Opera co-productionīold, uninhibited, and strong-willed, Carmen lives life on her own terms. Music by Georges Bizet and libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy “Smart staging, vibrant period costumes” -The San Francisco Examiner
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