Watching and listening to Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” at Sarasota Opera is a bit like sitting through a collection of opera’s greatest hits, all in one production, which likely explains its enduring ...

When the fiery gypsy Carmen first burst onto the stage in 1875 in Georges Bizet’s opera of the same name, she was something of a shocker. French audiences, used to meeker heroines, often from more ...

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We're less easily shocked today. But watching Florentine Opera's new production of "Carmen," it's easy to see what startled its Parisian audience when Bizet's opera debuted in 1875. Carmen's brazen ...

Some of the greatest tunes from the world of opera will be swirling around Peninsula Park this Sunday during a free production of Bizet’s “Carmen” presented by Opera in the Park. Its memorable arias ...

When Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” debuted in Paris at the Opéra Comique in 1875 it was cause for scandal. Critics panned it. Audiences, expecting the family fare typical of the venue, were shocked by its ...

Set in sunbaked Seville, it’s got doomed loves and a jealous murder. It’s got rough-around-the edges women working in a cigarette factory, plus soldiers, smugglers, a Roma femme fatale and a dashing ...

On the first evening of spring, there was still a bit of a brisk feeling in the air outside the Theatre for the Performing Arts. But oh, inside, the New Orleans Opera Association transported its ...

“Yes, I owe ‘Carmen’ a lot,” said Maya Lahyani with a laugh. “I sang the title role when I first met my husband. He was the Don José. So, as you know from the story, he murders me at the end of the ...