![]() However, it took several more years and many performances (of different versions) before Carmen has been established, worldwide, as the true masterpiece that it is. ![]() A commemorative performance of Carmen premiered that night, and the press-which had universally criticized the show when it opened-now declared Bizet a “master”. Georges Bizet died only three months after this premiere (at the age of 36). Structurally it was a comical opera for god’s sake, the very theater it opened in was called the comical opera! And yet, there is this very bloody death at the end! Is it verism? It is certainly not comical! Joy fills the building as the company returns to its beautiful stage at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the first time in three years.Īt Bizet Carmen premiered in Paris in 1875-to generally poor reviews. Louis opens its 47th season with a striking production by Bizet Carmen. ![]()
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