A Carmen for Our Time from Bieito in San Francisco

By Maria Nockin, 30 May 2016

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Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 27 May 2016

Bizet, Carmen

San Francisco Opera

Carlo Montanaro, Conductor

Calixto Bieito, Director

Alfons Flores, Set Designer

Mercè Paloma, Costume Designer

Ellie Dehn, Micaëla

Irene Roberts, Carmen

Brian Jagde, Don José

Zachary Nelson, Escamillo

Amina Edris, Frasquita

Renée Rapier, Mercédès

Edward Nelson, Moralès

Brad Walker, Zuniga

Yusef Lambert, Lillas Pastia

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

San Francisco Opera Chorus

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Maria Nockin

Originally from New York City, Maria Nockin began attending opera and concerts as a child when her parents could not find a babysitter. She has studied violin, piano and guitar as well as voice, and she has a master’s degree in education from Fordham University. Having spent many years teaching high school in winter and working at the Salzburg Festival in summer, she now lives in the Southwest where she covers classical music for Opera Today, Bachtrack, Fanfare, and Classical Singer as well as publications in Spanish, Dutch, and Italian.