Carmen
Opening Night Celebration, Young Friends Night
Audio Described, American Sign Language Interpretation
Audio Described
Audio Described
Young Friends Night

Carmen
She was a force of nature. He got swept up.
Free, rebellious, and beautiful, Carmen is the most desired woman in town. Every man wants her, and every woman envies her. Sparks fly when Carmen meets the young soldier Don José, and they quickly begin a passionate affair. José is ready to sacrifice everything for Carmen: his reputation, his career, even his family. But when Carmen leaves José for the handsome bullfighter Escamillo, a tangled web of lust, obsession, and jealousy play out to fatal effect.
Event information
Running Time
2 hours, 30 minutes
Venue
Loretto-Hilton Center
130 Edgar Road,
St. Louis, MO 63119
Language
Performed in English with projected English supertitles
Accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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Cast & Creative Team

Daniela Candillari
Conductor

Rodula Gaitanou
Stage Director

Cordelia Chisholm
Set & Costume Designer

Christopher Akerlind
Lighting Designer

Sarah Mesko
Carmen

Adam Smith
Don José

Christian Pursell
Escamillo

Yunuet Laguna
Micaëla

Jesús Murillo
Zuniga

Titus Muzi
El Dancairo

Cesar Andres Parreño
El Remendado

Schyler Vargas
Moralès

Shelén Hughes
Frasquita

Jazmine Olwalia
Mercédès

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Leadership support for Carmen is provided by Lelia & David Farr.
Audio description services provided by MindsEye.
American Sign Language interpreting services are provided by Lo’s Communicate Plus, LLC.