When the company announced the production with the rest of its season in June, opera fans the world over - the vast majority of whom had never been to a COT production, if they were familiar with the midsized company to begin with - went into ecstasies. To me, it’s an expression of a dream that was fed and watered by genderfluid and trans artists who showed me not to be afraid.”īlythe wasn’t the only one for whom COT’s “Carmen” realized a long-held fantasy. “When I’ve talked to people about (singing Don José), they say, ‘That’s hysterical.’ It’s not hysterical to me. An intense tale of love found and ruthlessly taken, how will Jose cope with this new development.īizet's piece has been mesmerizing audiences since it first premiered in 1875 and is one of today's most often performed operatic works, highly regarded for its harmony and melody.“That’s where my voice is happiest now,” Blythe said during an Aug.

Unperturbed by a short prison sentence at the fault of Carmen, Don Jose is freed and finds her with a gang of smugglers, and a charming new suitor, Escamillo. In the blaze of the Spanish heat in 19th Century Seville, Carmen is the provocative Gyspy woman, whose short temper brings her to the attention of the kind and charismatic Don Jose, who falls head over heels in love with her much to the chagrin of Micheala, the girl who has pegged him for her heart. This is one fiery temptress not be missed! Bizet's sensational heroine returns to the stage. To lover her is to flirt with danger as her fitful feelings can sway in an instant. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre - The Sleeping Beauty (May 19 - 21, 2023)īeautiful, passionate and intense, Carmen is the belle of Seville, leaving a trail of broken hearts in her wake.Tina - The Tina Turner Musical (Apr 4 - 9, 2023).

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre - Dracula (Feb 10 - 12, 2023).Shen Yun Performing Arts (Jan 14 - 15, 2023).Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker (Dec 9 - 28, 2022).Disney Princess - The Concert (Nov 28, 2022).Pittsburgh Orchestra - The Marriage of Figaro (Nov 5 - 13, 2022).

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