Music

Carmen by Georges Bizet

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Festival Opera Carmen by Georges Bizet August 2023 Main Event

Carmen has one creed: to live and love on her own terms. She never thought it would come to this…

Famous for its use of Spanish and Cuban dances such as the Habanera and Seguidilla, Carmen has some of the most well-known music of the operatic repertoire. Inspired by the real, scandalous tales collected by Prosper Mérimée, the author of the original 1845 novella, Carmen is a dramatic tale of love, jealousy and tragedy. It tells the story of a hopeless soldier, Don José, who becomes obsessed with Carmen, a fiery woman with an appetite for love and somewhat shady business ventures. Abandoning his childhood sweetheart Micaëla and turning his back on his military career, the opera follows José in his pursuit of Carmen’s attention. Though, despite his efforts, stalking, and desperation, Don José’s quest for love doesn’t end how he’d hoped….

Performed in French with English supertitles

Running Time: approx. 2 hours 45 minutes, with one intermission

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Cast & Creative

Carmen: Nikola Printz

Don José: Dane Suarez

Micaëla: Hope Briggs

Escamillo: Young Kwang Yoo

Frasquita: Lila Khazoum

Mercédès: Lily Bogas

Remendado: Taylor Thompson

Moralés/Dancaïro: Andrew Fellows

Zuniga: Matthew Lovell

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Conductor: Robert Mollicone

Director: Michael Mohammed

Chorus Master: Bruce Olstad 

With the Festival Opera Orchestra & Chorus

Content

This event is recommended for ages five and over. 

This event depicts moments of assault and death.

This event utilizes haze and gunshot sound effects.

This event is performed in French with English supertitles.

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