Review: A Seductive and Luscious ‘Carmen’ From UT Opera Theatre

By Alan Sherrod   Performances in this review— Saturday evening, April 12, and Sunday afternoon, April 13 Georges Bizet never knew of the worldwide success that his Carmen would eventually attain, dying a young man of 36 but three months…

Review: A Strong Cast Rules Knoxville Opera’s ‘Carmen’

A number of productions of Bizet’s Carmen have been in the music news recently, not the least of which is a current production at the Metropolitan Opera in New York with some rather notable casting. While such discussion makes any…

Depth Becomes Her in Knoxville Opera’s ‘Carmen’

Knoxville Opera’s production of Bizet’s Carmen Conductor and musical director: Brian Salesky; Stage director: Chuck Hudson With Audrey Babcock as Carmen, Brian Cheney as Don José, Ryan Kuster as Escamillo, and Zulimar López-Hernández as Micaëla. Friday, February 13, 8 p.m.…

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