Carmen: Bizet’s Fiery Tale of Revenge
Filled with passion, jealousy, drama and death, Georges Bizet’s classic opera Carmen revolves around a beautiful but hot-tempered Spanish gypsy girl who seduces a young corporal named Don Jos?.
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Date: Monday, March 6, 2017
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Civic Opera House – 20 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606
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The naive young man gives up everything for her, leaving his former love, rebelling against his superiors and joining a gang of smugglers. But when Carmen tires of him and moves on to the bullfighter Escamillo, Don Jos? is driven by betrayal and jealousy to exact violent revenge. The French composer’s score includes the instantly recognizable “The Toreador Song,” Carmen’s habanera and more. This stirring production from Lyric Opera of Chicago at the Civic Opera House will be performed in French with projected English supertitles.
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