National Philharmonic: Bizet's Carmen National Philharmonic Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM Music Center at Strathmore

Kendall Gladen, Carmen
Theresa Santiago, Micaela
Dan Snyder, Don José
Dean Elzinga, Escamillo
Eliot Pfanstiehl, host
Piotr Gajewski, conductor

Mezzo-soprano Kendall Gladen brings to life the manipulative and magnetic personality of Carmen in this simply staged concert performance. Set in Seville, Spain, around 1830, the story revolves around a beautiful gypsy who woos the young corporal Don José. The relationship ends tragically when Don José murders Carmen after she rejects him for the bullfighter Escamillo.

BIZET Carmen

* Free pre-concert lecture at 7PM.

Kids ages 7-17 are free. Please call the Strathmore Ticket Office directly at (301) 581-5100 to purchase Kids free tickets. Kids free tickets are not available for online purchase.