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

Tenore

Dane Suarez

Don José

Soprano

Hope Briggs

Micaëla

Baritono

Young-kwan Yoo

Escamillo

Lila Khazoum

Frasquita

Mezzosoprano

Lily Bogas

Mercédès

Taylor Thompson

Remendado

Basso

Matthew Lovell

Zuniga

Direzione d'orchestra

Robert Mollicone

Regia

Michael Mohammed

Direzione del coro

Bruce Olstad

Scenografia

Peter Crompton

Luci

Matthew Antaky

Costumi

Joy Graham-Korst

Trucco

Kristen Campbell

Pianoforte

Chun Mei Wilson

Video

Frederic Boulay

Nikola Printz

Carmen

Daniel Cilli

Moralès

Dancairo

Others

Festival Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Festival Opera Orchestra

francese

Walnut Creek

Stati Uniti

Lesher Center for the Arts

Carmen Bizet

Public

inglese

Approvato

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

Crediti di rappresentazione (Cast e team di produzione )

Cast

Team creativo

Ensemble