A group of revelers arrives, celebrating Escamillo, the illustrious bullfighter. He agrees to a rendezvous and lets Carmen escape.Īt Lillas Pastia’s inn, Carmen and her friends Frasquita and Mercedes consort with Zuniga and other soldiers. Carmen has injured another woman, and the officer Zuniga commands Don José to escort Carmen to prison.But Don José succumbs to her charms. A ruckus erupts from the cigarette factory. Don José promises his love and fidelity to Micaela, despite the temptations of Carmen. Micaela finds him and delivers both a letter and a kiss from his mother, who asks her son to marry Micaela. Alone, Don José recovers the flower and reflects on Carmen’s charms. Before leaving, she seductively tosses a flower at him. She focuses her attention on Don José, who pretends not to notice. Factory bells ring, and a group of cigarette girls arrives to return to work, including the popular gypsy beauty Carmen. The relief soldiers, including Don José, arrive.

Telling her he’ll be back soon, they try to persuade her to stay with them, but she declines. A young peasant girl, Micaela, asks the soldiers if they have seen Don José. The 2014 season is also made possible with support from ArtsWave, Ohio Arts Council, The Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, and many generous individuals, corporations, and foundations.Soldiers and townspeople mill around in a square in Seville. Cincinnati Opera’s 2014 Season Presenting Sponsor is PNC. The season will open with Opera in the Park, a free community concert in Washington Park, on June 8. Cincinnati Opera’s 2014 Summer Festival will take place June 12 through July 27, featuring Georges Bizet’s Carmen, Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s Silent Night, Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto, and Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Reservations are requested to reserve, call (513) 621-0717 or email. Tickets: Free for members of the Mercantile Library $5 general public. Where: 414 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Tickets: Free, but reservations are required. Where: 3711 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220 Where: 1000 Highland Avenue, Fort Thomas, KY 41075 Visit reserve.Ĭampbell County Public Library – Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch Tickets: Free, but reservations are required. Where: 8485 Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236

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