The closing act depicts Escamillo’s bullfight. Escamillo arrives and invites everyone to his next bullfight before he leaves. In the mountains, Carmen bores of José and advises him to go home to his mother. Because José has attacked a superior officer, he has no choice but to run away with Carmen and the smugglers to the mountains. The men fight and are separated by Carmen’s gang of smugglers, including Dancairo. At that moment, Jose’s lieutenant returns to arrest Carmen. José protests and shows her that he has saved the flower she gave him as a sign of true love. As he prepares to return to the barracks for the night, she taunts him, saying that if he really loved her, he would run off with her. When José arrives, Carmen rewards him with an erotic dance. He flirts with Carmen, who rebuffs him because she is waiting for José to be released from jail. A famous bullfighter, Escamillo, arrives. Thinking fast, Carmen seduces José and escapes, which results in José’s arrest for breach of duty.Ī month later, Carmen and her friends are entertaining soldiers in a tavern. A knife fight breaks out between Carmen and another woman, and José is ordered to arrest Carmen.

He intends to throw it away, but hides it when his girlfriend, Micaëla, arrives. The flirtatious Carmen throws him a flower. Carmen attracts everyone’s attention, but soldier Don José pretends not to notice her. The opening scene is set in the 1830s in Seville, Spain. The title character, a wild Spanish gypsy, is unscrupulous in matters of the law and of the heart. Visit for more information about upcoming events.Ĭarmen is an opera by Georges Bizet based on an 1845 novella by French dramatist Prosper Mérimée. The performances were held at the historic Tivoli Theater in downtown Chattanooga, TN on April 11th & 13th. It truly is a wonderful, albeit it odd world that I am grateful to be a part of. There is nothing quite like singing with a full orchestra on a stage in a venue that holds over 1000 people surrounded by old friends, new friends and amazing talent. Performing with an amazing cast some of whom I have not work with in 15 years is also a big highlight.

I get to experience new cities including their local restaurants, craft brews, and historical sites and transform into someone else through the magic of hair and makeup. My opera life brings me so much joy for many reasons.

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