Carmen is universally loved, and you can enjoy it once again on Saturday at 1 pm.
Well-known excerpts from the immensely popular opera have found their way into all of pop culture’s many rooms. However, some of you may be surprised to learn that it was a flop when it first premiered at Paris’ Opera-Comique in 1875. Georges Bizet, the composer, was deeply affected by the harsh reaction and he died just three months later. But his work was not in vain; Carmen has since become one of the most familiar and frequently performed operas in the world.
Cast:
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Carmen: Ekaterina Gubanova
Don José: Joseph Calleja
Micaela: Eleonora Buratto
Escamillo: Christian Van Horn
