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Friday Nov 20 | The Tufts Daily

Boston Lyric Opera presents stunning production of - Carmen'

Georges Bizet may not have received many congratulations on his new work when the curtain fell on "Carmen's" premiere at the Opra-Comique in 1875, but the Boston Lyric Opera deserves many for their fresh and exciting take on one of the most-performed operas in history.

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Related Topix: Classical

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Smuin Christmas Ballet's a holiday gift to us

THE SMUIN Ballet's Christmas Ballet is like spending the holiday with loved ones, opening brightly wrapped presents under the tree.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Dance, Miles Davis, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Classical, San Francisco Metro, Entertainment

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Ann Arbor.com

Anton Nel, Ann Arbor Symphony shine with 'Brahms and Friends'

Would Brahms have "friended" Prokofiev or Bizet? Who knows? All I can say is the three got on swimmingly Saturday evening when the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra put them together in a program of " Brahms and Friends " at the Michigan Theater.

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Related Topix: Classical, Brahms, Symphony, Arts, Prokofiev, Michigan, Theater, Entertainment

Sun Nov 15, 2009

WGBH-TV Allston

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Dana Beth Miller and John Bellemer star as Carmen and Don Jos in Boston Lyric Opera's production of Georges Bizet's Carmen .

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Related Topix: Georges Bizet, Classical, Handel, Haydn, Symphony, Arts, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Channel 3000

Review: Bloggers And Baritones: Madison Opera Stages 'Carmen'

It might just be another sign of the Apocalypse. Friday night was "Bloggers Night" at the Madison Opera's production of "Carmen." Those who attended the opening night performance were greeted by five writers sitting at a "Bloggers" table, taping away on laptop computers.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Blog News, Madison, WI, Madison Metro, Computers, Classical, Entertainment

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Nashville Scene

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet at Sewanee

There ought to be a caravan of six-string enthusiasts headed down I-24 Friday night to check out the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet at Sewanee.

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Related Topix: Classical, Sewanee, TN, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Pennlive.com

Opera's beloved bad girl 'Carmen' reports to Riverside

One of the baddest of opera's bad girls - so rebellious that sometimes she even smokes cigarettes - will strut her defiant stuff Saturday in the Music Hall of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Riverside, NY, Classical, Staten-Island, NY, New York, NY, Richmond County, NY, Entertainment

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Phoenix

Both ears and the tail for this Carmen

"World Passions," the collection of four works that Boston Ballet opened at the Opera House last night, was more pleasant than passionate until Kathleen Breen Combes sashayed out as the title character in Jorma Elo's Carmen .

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet, Weather, Opera, Classical

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Alabama Live

LOVE & LUST: Mobile Opera opens its season with a passionate evening of greatest hits

Andy Anderson says he devised "Love & Lust," Mobile Opera's opening night concert, around three famous pieces of music.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Classical, Symphony, Verdi

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The New Braunfels Herald

Mid-Texas Symphony brings a taste of Spain

When Georges Bizet's opera 'Carmen' first premiered at the Opera-Comique, sales were so poor that the theatre began giving tickets away to bolster attendance.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Opera, Georges Bizet, Classical, New Braunfels, TX, San Antonio Metro

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Groong Armenian News Network

Verdi Chorus To Present Fall Concert November 21/22

Date : Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:21:48 +0500 VERDI CHORUS TO PRESENT FALL CONCERT NOVEMBER 21/22 Jenine Baines California Chronicle 15 October 2009 15:27:58 When most people think of going to the opera, there's a good chance they'll think of productions by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini or Georges Bizet.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Classical, Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Santa Monica, CA

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Mille Lacs County Times

The opera - it's never what people expect

Attending the opera were parent Jodi Walbridge, Dani Walbridge, Hannah Hoffman, parent Lori Hoffman, and Hannah Dillon.

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Related Topix: Classical

Wed Oct 14, 2009

San Juan Journal

'Carmen': Opera Pacifica brings a rare opportunity, and a beautiful story, to SJCT

Since Georges Bizet's "Carmen" premiered in 1875, the comic opera and its music have become immortalized on stage and in film.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Classical, Symphony, Cornish College of the Arts, Dance

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Sunday Times

Macho 'girlfriend killer' is actually a calm kind of guy

Latvian dancer Raimond Martinov seems able to fly across the stage. He can be seen in Mzansi Productions' Carmen, a contemporary SA dance version of the 19th-century French opera.

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance, Ballet, Georges Bizet, Classical, Strauss, World News, South Africa

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Review: Singers, musicians make 'The Pearl Fishers' worth remembering

The Minnesota Opera launched its 2009-2010 season last week with a gleaming production of Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers," led by a quartet of first-rate singers and lush orchestral playing conducted by Leonardo Vordoni.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Classical, Minneapolis, MN, Ceylon, MN

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Marketrasen Today

Market Rasen Band sure to please at Saturday concert.

THIS Saturday sees the return of the Market Rasen Band to perform their annual Proms to Poppies concert at the Festival Hall at 7.30pm. From start to finish the concert is full of favourites, old and new, from The Radetzky march to Elgara s Pomp and Circumstance, a real evening of nostalgia and free flowing music is assured.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire County, England, Classical

Tue Sep 29, 2009

StarTribune

Burning for you: "The Pearl Fishers"

"The Pearl Fishers," Georges Bizet's first opera, contains exceptionally gorgeous songs, but often receives a bad rap for its supposedly thin story line.

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Related Topix: Classical, Arts, Opera, Puccini, Entertainment

Sun Sep 27, 2009

TwinCities.com

'Pearl Fishers' casts vibrant visuals and vocals

Go to the opera and see the world. That was a European trend from the late 18th to early 20th centuries, when composers and producers shrank the earth by transporting audiences to exotic locales, basing their works on ancient myths or lending their own stories an Asian, African or Middle Eastern spin.

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Related Topix: Classical, World News, Princess Diana, Minneapolis, MN

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Minnesota Monthly

Hot to Trot: Sex and Dancing at the Opera

Before there were soap operas there were, well, operas. And among the best of these sexy spectacles, for real sensuousness rather than silliness, is The Pearl Fishers , by Bizet .

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Related Topix: Classical

StarTribune

Kidney failure: Preview of a 4-part series

James Lileks' tips on where to go during Oktoberfest; cops busted playing Wii during a bust.

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Related Topix: Classical, Minneapolis, MN

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