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CARMEN Portland OR 2022 Maya Lahyani, Matthew Pearce, Richard Ollarsaba, Ariana Wehr
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Carmen   
- Composer: Bizet Georges  
- Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Keller Auditorium, Portland Opera, Oregon  
- Recorded: November 2022
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Maya Lahyani, Matthew Pearce, Richard Ollarsaba, Ariana Wehr, Darren Lekeith Drone, Zachary Lenox, Matthew Cerillo, Keanon Kyles, Judy Yannini, Cloe SanAntonio, Gregory Brumfield
- Conductor: Michael Ellis Ingram  
- Orchestra:
- Choreographer: Eric Sean Fogel  
- Stage Director: Denyce Graves, Eric Sean Fogel  
- Stage Designer: Riccardo Hernández Scenic Designer Costume Designer Robert M. Wierzel Lighting Designer Amith Chandrashaker Lighting Designer  
- Costume Designer: Oana Botez  
- Lighting Designer: Robert M. Wierzel, Amith Chandrashaker  
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Portland Opera  
- Date Published: 2022  
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs  
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
This new production is Carmen like you’ve never experienced it: with original stage direction by Denyce Graves, one of the most beloved and celebrated Carmens of all time. This timeless and refreshing production of Bizet’s iconic masterpiece was co-created by The Glimmerglass Festival and Minnesota Opera, and is directed and choreographed by Eric Sean Fogel. This production features flamenco guitarist Berto Boyd, in a collaboration with Flamenco Pacifico.
Carmen is sung in French with live English captions. This production features the Portland Opera Chorus and Orchestra.