Set your passions alight with this steamy opera full of love, seduction, and betrayal.
Follow the fate of Don José, a naïve soldier who falls under the spell of the fiery Carmen, and abandons his duty and his love for Micaëla, a sweet country girl. But Carmen’s free spirit and seductive charms lead her to another man, the handsome bullfighter Escamillo, and drive José to jealousy and violence. With unforgettable melodies like the ‘Habanera’ and the ‘Toreador Song’, Carmen is a thrilling spectacle of love, lust, and betrayal. Come see why Bizet’s masterpiece of operatic romance and drama is one of history’s most popular operas ever written.
Carmen is presented in French with projected English supertitles.
Adult Ensemble: Kelly Beekman+, Sharifa Black, R. Nathan Brown, Bob Cagle*, Riley Cameron*^, Spencer Domer, Anna Edwards*^, Danielle Feinstein+, Calista Goldwasser, Thomas M. Taylor IV*, Christine Lentini+, Brittany Moleski, Stephanie Mossinghoff, Javi Ojeda+, John Richey*, Joel Rogier
Youth Ensemble: Lucca Badino*, Bryce Cleveland*, Blaise Magparangalan*, Chloe Melton, Nora Moss*, Lila Treuiller*, Louis Wang*, Tristan Williams*
* UAO Stage Debut | + Past Crescendo Participant | ^2024 Crescendo Participant
Conductor | Scott Schoonover |
Stage Director | Mark Freiman |
Children’s Chorus Master | Alice Nelson |
Scenic Designer | Patrick Huber |
Costume Designer | Teresa Doggett |
Lighting Designer | Patrick Huber |
Properties Designer | Stephanie Robinson |
Supertitle Translation Designer | Philip Touchette |
Production Manager | Stephanie Robinson |
Technical Director | Benjamin Worley |
Stage Manager | Alyssa Murphy |