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 ...

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 ...

Since its debut in 1875, “Carmen” has become one of the most staged operas in the world. The Jacobs School of Music chose the show for its final opera of the 2024-25 season. The opera follows Don José ...

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 ...

In our fair city, grand opera is a rare and specialized commodity, making its way onto the cultural calendar only a handful of times each year. Hence, the chance of catching two views of a single ...

Amarillo is set for an evening of passion and drama as the Amarillo Opera presents Georges Bizet’s iconic "Carmen" on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts.

Amarillo is set for an evening of passion and drama as the Amarillo Opera presents Georges Bizet’s iconic "Carmen" on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts.

Behind the scenes of Florida Grand Opera’s “Carmen,” there are intriguing legacies: This will be the 24th production for mezzo soprano Ginger Costa-Jackson who will be singing the role of “Carmen”; ...

Even as she’s rehearsing with the Sarasota Opera to develop the sultry swagger, confidence and determination that are the hallmarks of the fiery gypsy known as Carmen, mezzo soprano Chelsea Laggan is ...