Composed by: Georges Bizet
Libretto by: Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy
(Based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée)
Conducted by: Jordan de Souza
Directed by: Andrea Mellis
Set & Lighting Designer: Patrice Strate
Costumer: Betty Kolodziej
Eva O Howard Theatre,
Victoria School of the Arts
(One Kingsway Ave, next to the Edmonton Public School Board building)
June 21st, 26th & 28th, 2014 @ 7:30 pm
June 22nd, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
Sung in French with French AND English surtitles.
Be seduced by one of opera’s most famous gypsies! Gorgeous and entrancing Carmen finds herself in a love triangle between pride, celebrity and death. Join the hordes of hardworking women and wily thugs in the dusty streets of Seville to watch the eternal human struggle of fate and freewill in this timeless opera of love, seduction and ego.
TICKET PRICES
SPECIAL: $5 tickets for high school & post-secondary students
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Advance Tickets (Available May 1, 2014)
Adults $38
Students & Seniors $34
(Advance sales end 3 hours prior to the performance)
At the Door
Add $4 to the above ticket prices.
All performances are general seating.
**NEW** PRE-SHOW TALKS
Join us for insightful pre-show presentations by Stephen Bonfield before every Mainstage performance. These 20 minute talks will explore the history of our three Mainstage shows and give insight into Opera NUOVA’s productions of them. Pre-show talks are free of charge and take place in the lobby of the Eva O. Howard theatre beginning at 12:50 pm for 1:30 pm performances, and 6:50 pm for 7:30 pm performances.
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