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Encore Presentation of Opera Orlando s CARMEN to be Presented on WUCF TV Mezzo-soprano Briana Elyse Hunter headlines the production. She is joined by international tenor and recording artist Noah Stewart as the tragic Don José.by BWW News Desk On the heels of sold-out, in-person performances of Opera Orlando s Creole Carmen, the Company is partnering with WUCF TV to broadcast its ENCORE! presentation of Bizet s fiery masterwork. This original take on Carmen, set in the politically tumultuous and culturally provocative reign of Papa Doc Duvalier in 1960s Haiti, is directed by Sara E. Widzer and conducted by Kelly Kuo, featuring musicians from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, dancers from University of Florida, and the Opera Orlando Chorus and Youth Company. ....
On the heels of sold-out, in-person performances of Opera Orlando s Carmen, set in 1960s Haiti, the Company is proud to present this production online via the ENCORE! series. Carmen, directed by Sara E. Widzer and conducted by Kelly Kuo, closes Opera Orlando s 2020-21 MainStage season that opened with a hilarious COVID-conscious, Orlando-centric Die Fledermaus: The Revenge of the Bat in December, followed by a delightfully family-friendly Hansel & Gretel in January. What was intended as a means for local patrons to stay connected to opera in Orlando during the pandemic, ENCORE! has opened up new audiences for the Company. Artistically this year has been intense and exciting for us, not only navigating COVID-19 and producing live theater indoors, but also translating our stage productions into cinematic events, states executive director Gabriel Preisser. It is amazing to me how different each experience of the shows is. I am so pleased our audiences can now enjoy our acc ....
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Opera Orlando to Present CARMEN Opera Orlando concludes its fifth-anniversary MainStage series in person and in grand style with Georges Bizet s fiery masterwork.by BWW News Desk Opera Orlando concludes its fifth-anniversary MainStage series in person and in grand style with Georges Bizet s fiery masterwork Carmen. This ever-popular opera captivates from its opening notes to Carmen s sultry and vivacious Habanera, to Escamillo s rousing Toreador song, and finally to Don Jose s beautifully tragic Flower Song. Acclaimed stage director Sara E. Widzer makes her Opera Orlando debut with this original production that transports the traditional Carmen from Seville, Spain to 1960s Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The opera, presented in the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center, will mesh Bizet s gorgeous score sung in French with dialogue in a new Creole translation by Haitian linguist Dr. Jean-Elie Gilles. ....