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...drama that develops between their characters in the opera’s second half. Don José is called from the mountains to care for his dying mother in Act III, and Carmen—outraged and hysterical after being abandoned—turns to the arms of Escamillo, a famed bullfighter. When Don José learns of this affair, he is thrown into a jealous madness that comes to a head in the opera’s tragic final scene. The last acts of “Carmen” have the potential for gut-wrenching intensity. Without...
Carmen, though sung in French (with English “supertitles” projected overhead in this production), is in many ways a quintessentially Spanish opera. The tale of the seductive, gypsy-girl Carmen, her hapless lover Jose, the bullfighter Escamillo and their love triangle is imbued with a richly Castilian flavor. But the Spanish component does not overwhelm the plot and only heightens, even justifies, the melodramatic exchanges between Carmen and her lovers...
...this modern adaptation, cigarette girl Carmen becomes a Quebecois protestor and smuggler, Jose a riot policeman and Escamillo “a Wall Street trader and well-meaning liberal working the proletariat agenda from within the corporate structure”—who, rather cleverly, takes on the “bull market...
Also noteworthy, Winfield Ford as Escamillo, brings a larger-than-life physical presence to the stage that is matched only by his full-throated, robust voice...
Editor’s Note: Carmen features a double cast. This review is of the Mar. 11 performance when Carmen, Escamillo, Frasquita and Mercedes were portrayed by different actors than those who appeared in the roles on opening night...