Score by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy
(Based on a novel by Propser Merimee)
Premiered in Paris, Opera Comique, March 3, 1875

Directed by John Hoomes
Conducted by Dean Williamson
Featuring the Nashville Opera Orchestra
Sung in French with projected English lyrics

Don Jose, a young soldier, has his life planned out. He’ll have a solid career in the military; he’ll marry his hometown sweetheart…everything in order. But then he meets…CARMEN. Considered by many to be the most popular opera ever written, the sensual tale of Carmen, the free-spirited, passionate girl, is a work teeming with excitement, emotion, and desire. Bizet’s stunning and beautiful music paints the days of desert heat, and the nights of fiery passion with an all-consuming fever that cannot be ignored.