Voice and opera are treasured elements in the Academy’s academic life and international reputation, led for many years by the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. Now with Sasha Cooke and John Churchwell at ...

A Study in Seduction, Obsession, and Symphonic Brilliance When Georges Bizet premiered Carmen at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1875, audiences were startled by the Opera’s realism, its feisty and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nina Evelyn Anderson grew up singing in her church, honoring God with her soulful soprano. Her choir teacher at Howard High School told the poised young woman she was talented. But Anderson didn’t ...

Carmen is back at the Union Avenue Opera. This audience favorite will open the opera’s 30th anniversary season with four performances on July 5, 6, 12, and 13. Carmen by Georges Bizet follows the ...

The Dallas Opera begins its season this Friday with the most famous of all operas, Carmen. But there’s an audacious twist: it’s a visual recreation of the original 1875 staging, with carefully made ...

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.

An opera in four acts, the story of Carmen is taken from Prosper Mérimée’s novella and turned into a libretto written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Premiered in 1875 at the Opéra-Comique in ...

The hand-painted backdrops in “Carmen” offer “an amazing effect,” shares Ian Derrer, the opera’s Kern Wildenthal general director and CEO. Marion Kerno/Opéra de Rouen The Dallas Opera begins its 68th ...

Is this town big enough for two productions of "Carmen" on the same weekend? Or are the Florentine Opera and Milwaukee Ballet headed for Carmaggedon? We will find out the weekend of May 16-18, when ...