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

Organization

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Beyoncé Knowles

Carmen

Tenor

Derek Hill

Don José

Opera Philadelphia

Others

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

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Conductor

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Countertenor

Bass

Baritone

Soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

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, From (2022/2022), Philadelphia Film Center, Philadelphia, United States

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Videos

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues