Event listing: LA Opera presents Bizet's "Carmen" | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Event is in the past

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Moonflower in blossom: Aigul Akhmetshina on Carmen

Mark Pullinger, 21st June

Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina discusses the role of Carmen and reflects on the fantastic opportunities fate has thrown her way since joining The Royal Opera's young artist programme.

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Praga, República Checa Atenas, Grecia Dresden, Alemania Seattle, WA, Estados Unidos Vilnius, Lituania Leipzig, Alemania

LA Opera's season opening Carmen lacks sizzle

Matthew Richard Martinez, 21st September

Of the “ABCs” of opera (Aida, Bohème, and Carmen), Bizet’s masterpiece is the one that has made the transition to pop culture ubiquity. Surely even the most oblivious of listeners are able to whistle along to the “Habanera” and “Toreador Song”. Furthermore, the melodramatic story of exoticism, lust and rejection is one of the most popular of operatic tales.

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