The golden age of American and European picture postcards began at the turn of the 20th century and lasted for about 15 giddy years. World War I put a damper on the fad, and in the United States the ...

Watching and listening to Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” at Sarasota Opera is a bit like sitting through a collection of opera’s greatest hits, all in one production, which likely explains its enduring ...

In choosing Georges Bizet's best-known work to launch its three-show season, Syracuse Opera is in good company. "Carmen" was staged at Chicago Lyric in February; Atlanta in April, and Los Angeles in ...

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As far as tenor Brandon Jovanovich is concerned, Bizet’s Carmen might be better entitled Don Jose’s Girlfriend. “Really the arc of the piece is his transformation from good boy to murderer,” ...

For years Soprano Rosa Ponselle has openly aspired to be the Carmen of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Carmen in the repertoire, sung by any popular singer, means a crowded house, money in the till.