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 ...

Ginger Costa-Jackson is Carmen in Maria Todaro’s Florida Grand Opera production of George Bizet’s opera, opening April 12 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami. (Photo by Walt ...

The opera follows Carmen, a free-spirited woman in Seville whose relationship with the soldier Don José leads to escalating jealousy and ultimately tragedy. The work examines themes of freedom, desire ...

We're less easily shocked today. But watching Florentine Opera's new production of "Carmen," it's easy to see what startled its Parisian audience when Bizet's opera debuted in 1875. Carmen's brazen ...

Xavier University of Louisiana challenges the traditional narrative of opera with a student-led production of 'Carmen,' ...

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has revealed its 2025–2026 Season in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin and Miriam Schuster Performing Arts Center. Subscribers, Members, EnCorps volunteers, and ...

The opera’s over and audience members are probably getting home about now. I hope they had as good of time as I did. I wonder what the other bloggers thought. I’ll have to check their posts later.

Reports of the "disastrous" premiere of Georges Bizet's Carmen have been greatly exaggerated. Some in the Paris audience were shocked by the eponymous heroine's forthright sexuality, and there were ...

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 ...

J’Nai Bridges will grace the McCaw Hall stage for four days this May in a homecoming performance of what’s become her ...

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”; ...