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

Singer

Tenor

Dane Suarez

Don José

Soprano

Hope Briggs

Michaela

Baritone

Young-kwan Yoo

Escamillo

Lila Khazoum

Frasquita

Mezzo-soprano

Lily Bogas

Mercedes

Taylor Thompson

Remendado

Bass

Matthew Lovell

Zuniga

Conductor

Robert Mollicone

Stage director

Michael Mohammed

Chorus master

Bruce Olstad

Set designer

Peter Crompton

Lighting designer

Matthew Antaky

Costume designer

Joy Graham-Korst

Makeup artist

Kristen Campbell

Pianist

Chun Mei Wilson

Video designer

Frederic Boulay

Nikola Printz

Carmen

Daniel Cilli

Morales

Dancaire

Others

Festival Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Festival Opera Orchestra

francoščina

Walnut Creek

United States

Lesher Center for the Arts

Carmen Bizet

Public

angleščina

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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