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 ...
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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A Study in Seduction, Obsession, and Symphonic Brilliance When Georges Bizet premiered Carmen at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1875, audiences were startled by the Opera’s realism, its feisty and ...
No wonder Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” has ranked high on the operatic hit parade since it triumphed in Vienna only months after it bombed at its 1875 Paris premiere. “Carmen,” which is closing Virginia ...