Stephen Costell and Stephanie d'Oustrac in 'Carmen.' Photo by Karen Almond From its opening fanfare through its iconic arias to its tragic climax, Carmen has been a staple of the opera repertoire for ...

The opera about a seductive gypsy who tempts an upright soldier then deserts him for a sexy bullfighter is not exactly family fare. But it is very French. In the 1870s, upcoming composer Georges Bizet ...

Aria Code is a podcast that pulls back the curtain on some of the most famous arias in opera history, with insight from the biggest voices of our time, including Roberto Alagna, Diana Damrau, Sondra ...

Carmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was ...

“Carmen,” Georges Bizet’s sprawling opera about a transfixing gypsy and the love triangle she cultivates, is one of the most performed operas in the world. This familiarity – a dose of comfort amid ...

Hearing the frothy and ultra-familiar strains of the Carmen overture rising from the Granada Theatre orchestra pit last week had the combinative effect of cultural comfort food and a freshly scrubbed ...

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”; ...

This summer, New York City Opera (NYCO) will return to Bryant Park with two open-air events. Opera Goes to Hollywood sets the stage in June, with famous arias and orchestral works from iconic films.

Arguably the most popular opera of them all, Georges Bizet's Carmen should be a rousing crowd-pleaser and a starry choice to kick off a company's new season, here in Los Angeles or anywhere. But while ...

The Washington National Opera is making its return to the Kennedy Center Opera House. It’s doing so in grand style by staging the iconic tragedy “Carmen” from May 14 to 28. “This is our return to ...