Carmen

July 25, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Music Hall • springer auditorium

Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac

Sung in French with projected English translations

Carmen is fire.

The fiercely independent Carmen lives—and loves—on her own terms. When she sets her sights on Don José, a straight-laced soldier with a sweetheart back home, he quickly unravels, abandoning everything for her. But Carmen’s heart doesn’t stay in one place for long, and when the charismatic toreador Escamillo enters the ring, jealousy turns deadly. Set to Bizet’s iconic, rhythm-driven score, Carmen is a story of desire, freedom, and fatal choices.

Estimated running-time 2 hours and 35 minutes.

Tickets are available now as part of a 2026 Summer Festival season ticket package. Tickets to individual performances go on sale Friday, November 21, 2025.