Name: Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Start: 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Philadelphia Film Center

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Mezzo-soprano

Beyoncé Knowles

Carmen

Tenor

Derek Hill

Don José

Opera Philadelphia

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Opera Philadelphia Chorus

Orchestra

Opera Philadelphia Orchestra

English

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Philadelphia

United States

Philadelphia Film Center

Carmen: A Hip Hopera: Carmen Bizet

Public

Approved

In 2001, Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) directed this MTV adaptation of Georges Bizet's Carmen, quoting from the classic opera’s music and melding it with a new hip-hop score performed by a cast of recording artists including Mos Def, Wyclef Jean, Lil' Bow Wow, Da Brat, Rah Digga, and Beyoncé Knowles in her acting debut as Carmen. Set in Philadelphia, with Mekhi Phifer also starring as Philly cop Derek Hill (an update of Don José), the film debuted to mixed reviews. Two decades later, it has a loyal fanbase thanks to its provocative exploration of hip hop on an operatic scale, called “fun and fascinating to watch because of its intelligent direction and heartfelt performances at its core” (The Spool). 

This film is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for violence, sensuality, and drug content.

Carmen: A Hip Hopera by Bizet, Fri 30 Sep 2022, From (2022/2022), Philadelphia Film Center, Philadelphia, United States

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