Colleen and I were guests of our friends Judith and Stanley at the L.A. Opera's production of Carmen. The music was grand as were the singers, dancers, orchestra, costumes and set. Carmen one again seduced Don Jose away from his childhood sweetheart, Micaela, but Carmen jilted Don Jose for Escamillo, the bull fighter. With lots of singing and dancing the evening ended with lots of cheers from the audience. There were 115 performers onstage, 103 crew and staff working backstage, and 60 musicians in the orchestra which was led on Saturday by Grant Gershon, chorus master and conductor.
Milena Kitic, from Belgrade, Serbia, was Carmen for the night, Brandon Janovich from Billings, Montana was Don Jose, Dwayne Croft from Cooperstown, New York was Escamillo, and Amanda Woodbury, from Crestwood, Kentucky was Micaelia.
P.S.: Carmen died at the end...Don Jose stabbed her.
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| Carmen and Escamillo..the Toreador at the Inn |
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| The dancers |
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| The Children of Seville...sing, play and dance. |
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| Don Jose |
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