Review | How to Bludgeon Carmen: Bieito’s Lesson in Four Acts
Calixto Bieito’s Carmen at the Opéra Bastille—a production created in 1999 at the Festival de Peralada (Spain) and revived in Paris since 2017—arrives with the…
Browsing: Carmen
CD Review | Rebelle: Hommage à Célestine Galli-Marié, Eva Zaïcik
Rebelle: Hommage à Célestine Galli-Marié Eva Zaïcik, mezzo-soprano; Orchestre national de Lille, Pierre Dumoussaud, conductor; Ferdinand Poise, Ambroise Thomas, Georges Bizet, Louis Deffès, Jacques Offenbach,…
Carmen at 150: A Listener’s Guide
“L’amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser, Et c’est bien en vain qu’on l’appelle, S’il lui convient de refuser.” With these lines,…
Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Carmen: A Canadian first
If Marie-Nicole Lemieux’s arrival in Canada—and in Quebec, in particular—is always an event, what can we say about her local debut in Bizet’s Carmen, which…
Opéra de Montréal Launches 2025-26 Season
February 26, 2025 – Opéra de Montréal presents with great enthusiasm a bold and thought-provoking 2025-2026 season, exploring the profound impact of choices and their…
Festival Classica announces the programming of its 15th edition!
Montréal, February 10, 2025 — Held over 24 days in the Longueuil urban agglomeration and also in Montréal, Festival Classica has since 2011 provided top-quality…
Video Review | Deepa Johnny as Carmen, Palazetto Bru Zane
Bizet: Carmen Deepa Johnny, mezzo-soprano; Stanislas de Barbeyrac, tenor; Nicolas Courjal, bass; Iulia Maria Dan, soprano; Choeur d’enfants de la Maîtrise du Conservatoire de Rouen;…
Concert Review | Southern Ontario Lyric Opera‘s Carmen Showcases Emerging Canadian Talent
Concert review of SOLO’s Carmen at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Conducting Opera: Where Theater Meets Music
La Scena Musicale is pleased to present EXCERPTS from Conducting Opera: Where Theater Meets Music, a detailed discussion of operas from Mozart to Richard Strauss…
Christopher Dunham – Baritone at Work
Christopher Dunham will sing the famous role of Escamillo in the upcoming Opéra de Montréal production of Bizet’s Carmen. The Niagara Falls native possesses all…
