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Cairo Opera House Hosts Georges Bizet's 'Carmen'
Yara Sameh In accord with the Ministry of Culture's cultural mission to revive world art classics and international operas, the Cairo Opera Company presents Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen' at the Main Hall on Monday, June 2 at 8:30 p.m. The production is directed by Hazem Tayel with the participation of the Cairo Opera Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Mohamed Saad Pasha, and the Cairo Opera Choir, coached by Mina Hanna. 'Carmen' is a searing depiction of love, obsession and jealousy. It tells the story of Don José, a naïve soldier, who is seduced by the fiery gypsy Carmen. Abandoning his childhood sweetheart and turning his back on his military career, the opera follows José in his pursuit of Carmen's attention and eventually his downfall. Dances are choreographed by Erminia Kamel, lighting by Yasser Shaalan, and set design by Mohamed Abdel Razik. Mezzo-soprano Mezzosoprano Julie Fayzi Norsita El Merghany alternate in the role of Carmen, tenor Amr Medhat Mostafa Medhat alternate in the role of Don Jose, soprano Dalia Farouk plays the role of Micaela, baritone Mostafa Mohamed Tamer Tawfik alternate in the role of Escamillo, bass Reda El Wakil in the role of Zuniga, Ramez Labbad in the role of Lilas Basita, soprano Reham Mustafa Salma El Gebaly alternate in the role of Frasquita, soprano Jihan Fayed Nora El Alfy alternate in the role of Mercedes, tenor Ibrahim Nagy in the role of Doncayer, baritone Khaled Samir Elhamy Amin alternate in the role of Morales, tenor Mina Rafael Ahmed Farouk alternate in the role of Remandado. The Cairo Opera Company was officially founded in 1964 and has a vast repertoire that includes more than 32 opera productions. Members of the Company performed notable roles at the most prestigious venues worldwide. Through years of dedication and diligence, the Cairo Opera Company succeeded in amassing a fan base of opera enthusiasts and music lovers. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan
Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
The French 19th-century Beyoncé whose eroticism made Carmen a hit
When Carmen was first performed in 1875, French conservatives were scandalised at the display of female independence, passion and eroticism by the mezzo-soprano with the lead role. Célestine Galli-Marié, who has been described as the 19th century French Beyoncé, faced smutty jokes and outright indignation for refusing to play the part of a demure woman. But she ignored the criticism to leave an indelible mark on what has become the world's most frequently performed opera. Georges Bizet, the composer, has long been celebrated in France for his masterpiece, while Galli-Marié was relegated to the backstage of artistic history. Now, on the 150th anniversary of the first performance, her pivotal role in shaping Carmen as a sensual, headstrong and rebellious icon is at last being acknowledged
South China Morning Post
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Visually stunning Bizet's Carmen in Hong Kong recreates original 1875 staging
Arguably the most popular of all operas, Carmen is especially beloved of Hong Kong audiences. Fittingly, in the year that marks the 150th anniversary of both the opera and of the death of its composer, Georges Bizet, the Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) presented a production that recreated the original staging of 1875. Advertisement The result was visually stunning and gave a fascinating sense of what audiences experienced 150 years ago, while offering a refreshing contrast to the modern trend of transposing Carmen's story to later periods. It was also a powerful reading in its own right, with director Romain Gilbert drawing on the original novella by Prosper Merimée to bring out the story's violent side, personified in Kevin Amiel's searingly intense and agonised Don José. Bizarrely, Carmen was a failure on its March 1875 premiere in Paris. Its subject matter and characters were undoubtedly ahead of its time – it was not for another 20 years that the verismo school spearheaded by Puccini would bring a new realism to opera. Carmen, with its amoral, heartless heroine and obsessive, murderous hero, caused general outrage – it was panned by the critics and snubbed by the public. The sets in the HKAF's Bizet's Carmen were all faithfully reproduced based on etchings and lithographs of the original 1875 production. The ravishing costumes by Christian Lacroix were similarly authentic. Photo: Marion Kerno What is harder to understand is that the opera came under attack not only for its content but also its music, which was excoriated as inferior and even 'dull' – an adjective that is very difficult to associate with this liveliest of scores.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
On This Day, March 3: Georges Bizet's 'Carmen' debuts
March 3 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1845, Florida was admitted to the United States as the 27th state. In 1875, "Carmen" by Georges Bizet premiered in Paris. In 1879, attorney Belva Ann Lockwood became the first woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1923, Time magazine published its first issue. The magazine was published weekly until March 2020, when it began publishing every other week. In 1931, an act of Congress designated "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the United States. In 1938, the last of three of Stalin's public show trials, the Trial of the Twenty-One, began, with the defendants being charged in a plot to murder Josef Stalin as well as some of the highest officials of the Soviet regime. In 1974, a Turkish jetliner crashed near Paris, killing 345 people. Investigators initially suspected a bomb aboard the DC-10 aircraft, but they later determined a cargo door was incorrectly closed and burst open once in the air. It was the deadliest air disaster at the time. In 1982, the Argentine government threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Britain if the Falkland Islands were not handed back by the following year's 150th anniversary of the British presence on the islands. A month later, the Falklands War broke out between the two countries, resulting in a British victory. To this day, the South American archipelago remains a British territory. In 1985, coal miners in Britain ended a yearlong strike, the longest and costliest labor dispute in British history. In 1986, the U.S. President's Commission on Organized Crime, ending a 32-month investigation, called for drug testing of most working Americans, including all federal employees. In 1991, home video captured a Los Angeles police beating of motorist Rodney King that triggered a national debate on police brutality. Acquittal of the LAPD officers in 1992 led to deadly riots during which King asked at a news conference, "Can we all get along?" King died at the age of 47 in 2012. In 2006, former U.S. Rep. Randy Cunningham, R-Calif., was sentenced to eight years in prison for taking $2.4 million in bribes from military contractors. Cunningham was released from prison in 2013. In 2015, the State Department confirmed that Hillary Clinton exclusively used a personal email server to conduct official business while serving as U.S. secretary of state. In 2019, SpaceX's unmanned Crew Dragon docked with the International Space Station, the company's first ISS docking. In 2020, for the first time in the Pritzker Architecture Prize's four-decade history, the organization handed out the industry's most prestigious award to two women -- Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara. In 2024, Iowa Hawkeye basketball star Caitlin Clark set the all-time NCAA scoring record, passing "Pistol" Pete Maravich with 3,685 points. She finished her college career with 3951 points.
