And though his early operas did not hint at the boldness of inspiration in Carmen, they did reveal the freshness of his melodic inspiration and his gift for evoking the vividly detailed, richly textured scenes in music. He also won most of the prizes available to be won, including the fabled Prix de Rome - the Conservatoire’s highest award for composition - at age 19. He was one of the youngest pupils ever admitted to the famously rigorous Paris Conservatoire and, as one critic wrote, quickly learned everything the professors could teach. To purchase tickets visit Landmark Opera’s ‘Carmen.Composer Georges Bizet (1837-1875) and his Carmenīizet composed Carmen in 1875, when he was 37 and had a decent reputation as a composer, but was not classed as one of the most important in France in fact, considering the high expectations of him in musical circles, his career so far had been something of a disappointment. Tickets are $30 for Adults $25 for Seniors/Student 12 years old and under are free. Audience members will enjoy Bizet’s renown orchestration, including the Habanera and Toreador, sung by the Landmark Opera artist troupe. The drama takes place in southern Spain complete with scenes of cigarette factory girls, soldiers, gypsies smuggling contraband and the dramatic climax outside a bullfighting ring. “Carmen” was first performed in Paris on March 3, 1875. The opera broke new ground by depicting proletarian life, immorality, lawlessness and the death of the main character on stage. Halevy, adapted a novella of the same title by Prosper Merimee. “Carmen” was said to be the bridge between the styles of opera comique and realism. “Carmen” is a French opera in four acts, composed by Georges Bizet in the late 19th century. “Landmark Opera is a troupe of performers who sing both principal and chorus roles in our two to three high-quality and affordable theatrical productions per year,” said Goodman. Its mission is to bring abbreviated length grand opera and operetta to local Los Angeles communities, while donating back to the performance venues. Landmark Opera Company is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded by Carol Lande and Mark S. The opera will be a fully staged production sung in French with English supertitles.
Landmark Opera Company will stage one of the world’s most beloved operas, Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Santa Clarita United Methodist Church on June 22 at 7 p.m.
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