Name: Carmen
Start: 2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Lesher Center for the Arts

Organization

Festival Opera

Tenor

Dane Suarez

Don José

Soprano

Hope Briggs

Micaëla

Baritone

Young-kwan Yoo

Escamillo

Lila Khazoum

Frasquita

Mezzo-soprano

Lily Bogas

Mercédès

Taylor Thompson

Le Remendado

Bass

Matthew Lovell

Zuniga

Dirigent

Robert Mollicone

Regissör

Michael Mohammed

Körledare

Bruce Olstad

Scenograf

Peter Crompton

Ljus designer

Matthew Antaky

Kostym designer

Joy Graham-Korst

Sminkartist

Kristen Campbell

Pianist

Chun Mei Wilson

Video designer

Frederic Boulay

Nikola Printz

Carmen

Daniel Cilli

Moralès

Le Dancaïre

Others

Festival Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Festival Opera Orchestra

franska

Walnut Creek

Lesher Center for the Arts

Carmen Bizet

Public

engelska

Approved

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 Habañera 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…

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English

Föreställningskrediter (Medverkande & produktionsteam )

Medverkande

Besättning

Ensemble