 By Marius Constant, after Georges Bizet, on a text of meihac & halévy, adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook
Conducted by William Lumpkin Directed by Jim Petosa Stephanie Chigas (CFA '05),Carmen
Darren Anderson (CFA '05), Don Jose The popular tale of a doomed romance between a sensuous gypsy and Done Jose, a Spanish soldier whom she lures into her world. Don Jose rejects his childhood love of Micaela and turns from his superiors in the army, only to be betrayed by Carmen who falls in love with Escamillo, the dashing toreador.
| This powerful one-act adaptation will be performed in French with English supertitles and a 14-piece onstage chamber orchestra.
Pre-show discussion -“From Bizet to Brook: Opera as Theatre”: Saturday, March 7, 6:30pm
Talkback with director, select cast members, and Opera Institute faculty:
Sunday, March 8, 3:30pm
New World Stages
340 West 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) Running time: 75 minutes,
with no intermission |