Seattle Opera's production of George Bizet's classic heightens the contrast between the story's tragic and comedic elements.

Seattle Opera will conclude its 2025/26 season with Carmen, Georges Bizet's flashy tale of seduction, jealousy, and rage. Perhaps the most popular opera ever written, Carmen has enthralled audiences ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After over 100 performances in more than a dozen different productions playing the eponymous character, opera singer J’Nai Bridges ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges says her Seattle Opera debut in her signature role, Carmen, feels like a homecoming. The Tacoma-area ...

When it comes to the public imagination, opera is a genre built on contradiction: exclusive yet ubiquitous. No member of that esteemed canon encapsulates this contradiction better than Georges Bizet’s ...

Seattle Opera has revealed the 2025/26 mainstage season. The company’s 62nd season offers three McCaw Hall premieres: a swashbuckling comedy, a rarely performed Strauss gem, and a moving piece of ...

After over 100 performances in more than a dozen different productions playing the eponymous character, opera singer J’Nai Bridges has made it indisputably clear: Carmen is her calling. The Lakewood ...