Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 2:30pm

Williams Theatre | Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E. 2nd St, Tulsa, OK 74103

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A wildfire of passion ignites the moment disgraced nobleman-turned-soldier Don José meets the beautiful, free-spirited Roma woman, Carmen. But like a wildfire, that passion soon burns out of control, consuming José’s life, honor, and relationships. Like a wildfire, Carmen’s love for freedom and independence cannot easily be contained or controlled.

Adapted from the original Prosper Mérimée novella and Georges Bizet’s blockbuster opera Carmen, The Tragedy of Carmen is a compact, intimate, and scorching adaptation of the popular story featuring the famous score’s most beloved musical gems and dramatic moments while more closely following Mérimée’s original story. Carolyn Watson helms the orchestra. Sung in French with English supertitles, accompanied by orchestra. 80 minutes, no intermission.

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NEW!

Opera Echoes
The Tragedy of Carmen: Domestic Violence and the Operatic Stage
Saturday, January 10, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Frossard Auditorium in the Hardesty Regional Library

In our brand new community conversation series, Tulsa Opera partners with Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS) to shine a light on how the opera’s artistic depictions of domestic violence and stalking behavior impact real life, and where Tulsans can find resources for interveners and survivors.
The event includes a resource fair, a performance of excerpts from The Tragedy of Carmen by the Filstrup Resident Artists, and a panel discussion moderated by Deon Osborn of the Black Wall Street Times. It is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so you must register to attend.

CAST

Stephanie Doche

Carmen

Nathan Bowles

Don José

Stephanie Washington

Micaëla

Jason Detwiler

Escamillo

Joseph Wright

Zuniga/Garcia

Sam Briggs

Lillas Pastia

Megan Terska

Mysterious Woman

Carolyn Watson

Conductor

Eugenia Arsenis

Stage Director and Choreographer

Maria Maxfield

Assistant Stage Director & Pre-show Lecturer

Lisa Schlencker

Props Designer

Sable Brown

Hair & Makeup Designer

Erick Wolfe

Fight Choreographer

Maddie Breedlove

Carmen Cover

Justin Kroll

Don José Cover

Lydia Gray

Micaëla Cover

Randall McGee

Escamillo Cover

Mark Freudenheim

Zuniga/Garcia Cover

Beck Stack

Mysterious Woman Cover

Lyndon Meyer

Cover Conductor

Scenery and Properties designed by Lisa Schlenker.
Scenery provided by the Florentine Opera Company.