Voices of Carmen Outdoor Concert
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Voices of Carmen is a musical adaptation of the opera Carmen set in a high school.
About this event
Bring a blanket, a snack, and spend an evening with the cast of Voices of Carmen.
The Carmen Concert includes fresh new arrangements of George Bizet Opera Carmen plus original songs, from Pop to Hip Hop and R&B, written and arranged by CJay and Winston Philip. This concert series is based on their musical VOICES OF CARMEN which brings a contemporary spin to this iconic story.
Ms. Schuler’s High School literature class reads Carmen, a novella by Prosper Merimee while music students in Mr. Gary’s class play the opera Carmen by George Bizet across the hall. To bring the text to life, students take turns acting out the story. We follow along as multiple students play Don Jose who intends to marry his hometown sweetheart Micaela until his plans are interrupted by unexpected chemistry with Carmen. Their relationship is short-lived amid conflict, jealousy, and a lovers triangle. The classroom storytelling takes a surprising turn that propels this lovers' tragedy to a contemporary time and place.
Grass opens at 6PM featuring DJ Droopy
We are practicing social distancing 8 feet apart for this event.
Concert begins at 6:30PM with a community discussion to follow #VOC2020
