Seattle Opera's production of George Bizet's classic heightens the contrast between the story's tragic and comedic elements.

The production, with its flamboyantly portrayed characters and colorful background, fulfilled the most crowd-pleasing ...

We decided that as bullfighting and scorching hot, dry weather aren’t really a thing in Scotland, we should move our action to 1960s Paisley and obviously make our hero St Mi ...

An Intimate version of the classic opera about a Romany woman, a soldier and a bullfighter can be seen in Hartford, New ...

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 ...

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 ...

For its 61st season, San Diego Opera announced today a three-show season that will feel both familiar and inviting to audiences: Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” and ...

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

Under the direction of Jia Ding, the classic tale has been reimagined. The opera, by French composer Georges Bizet, is a story of burning love and brutal passion traditionally set in Seville, Spain.

From 19 to 31 May 2026, Cape Town Opera will return to the grandeur of the classic repertoire with a dazzling new production of Georges Bizet's beloved opera Carmen. One of the most popular and ...

NEW YORK — In a dispute of operatic proportions, the production team of Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera ordered their names stripped from programs over a restaging decision, and the company ...