Bizet’s Carmen at 150: An Evening of Opera Choruses & Scenes
Don’t miss this special Saturday evening event celebrating the 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet’s popular opera Carmen - and much more!
Although we won’t have actual bull fights, we will share with you some of the great opera choruses of all time, plus guest appearances by soloists from the Wolf Trap Opera Studio Artist program and the Washington National Opera Orchestra. All of this at Alexandria's flagship Schlesinger Concert Hall (just 15 minutes from Georgetown), with supertitles.
Featuring Wolf Trap Opera Studio Artist Alumni: Mia Mandineau, soprano | Rosario Armas, mezzo-soprano | Logan Wagner, tenor | Adam Partridge, baritone
And Special Guests: The Washington National Opera Orchestra
Saturday, January 25 | 5 p.m. | Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, Virginia
Tickets $5-$59
Free Parking | Projected Titles
Program:
Selections from Carmen – Georges Bizet (1838–1875); curated by Erin Freeman
~ Intermission ~
Priest’s Chorus from Die Zauberflöte – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Witches' Chorus from Macbeth – Giuseppi Verdi (1813–1901)
Bell Chorus from Pagliacci – Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919)
“Va, pensiero” from Nabucco – Giuseppe Verdi
Duet: “Au fond du temple saint” from The Pearl Fishers – Georges Bizet
Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly – Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Duet: Flower Duet from Lakmé – Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
“Balm in Gilead” from Shining Brow – Daron Hagen (b. 1961)
Chorus of Wedding Guests from Lucia di Lammermoor – Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Champagne Chorus from Die Fledermaus – Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)