Carmen by Georges Bizet

From the 2011 Festival

Experience our first-ever semi-staged Denver Carmen performance July 12th!

A fresh, new Carmen seen through the eyes of choreographer Danny Pelzig who brought you West Side Story in 2008. Bizet’s popular opera about the Spanish Gypsy with the famous “Habanera” is an electrifying story of love, jealousy and murder. It follows the fiery romance between Carmen and Don José, which leads the inexperienced soldier to commit mutiny, reject his former love, and join a band of smugglers before jealousy finally turns to murder.

Performed in French with English supertitles

Running time: Approximately 2 1/2 hours with one intermission

OPERA PERFORMANCES:

Matinees at 2:30 pm – June 29#; July 6+, 8, 10+, 23, 26, 28*, 31; August 7
Evenings at 8:00 pm – June 25; July 14, 16, 29

July 12th at 7:30pm – Special performance at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Denver. [Details]

#For opening night tickets, please call the Box Office at 303-292-6700.

+Wednesday July 6th and Sunday July 10th - Buses available from Sports Authority in Glendale & Simms Steakhouse in Lakewood

*Thursday July 28th - Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Performance

OPERA NOTES: FREE PRE-PERFORMANCE PREVIEW in Williams Stables at 1:50 and 7:15 pm. Arrive early, as seating is limited.

Purchase subscriptions and single tickets online or by calling the box office at 303-292-6700.

Listen to our first-ever Colorado Public Radio LIVE BROADCAST on opening night, Saturday June 25th.  The broadcast starts at 7:30 p.m. and includes live and taped interviews in addition to the performance. [VIDEO LINK: Hosts Charley Samson and Monika Vischer talk about the upcoming broadcast.]

Read the cast announcement press release.