Georges Bizet News

Seattle Opera will present CARMEN, featuring Grammy-winning mezzos J'Nai Bridges and Sasha Cooke, from May 2-17, 2026 at McCaw Hall. Learn more about the production here!

Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey has revealed the company’s 43rd season, a line up that offers audiences classic operatic favorites, a groundbreakingAmerican musical, and the company’s first-ever John Adams opera.

The Polish National Opera will present the opera concert “Chorus Opera” this spring at Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. Performances are scheduled for April 22, April 23, April 28, and April 29, 2026.

The 33rd Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival (LAWTF) will present awards to six women for their significant contributions to theatre on March 26, 2026. The event, featuring a Champagne GALA and Awards Ceremony, will take place at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Hosted by Ted Lange and Florence LaRue, the evening will celebrate the achievements of individuals including posthumous Infinity Award winners Carmen De Lavallade and Diane Ladd. The ceremony will commence with a recep

Ballet Hispánico will present CARMEN.maquia at The Egg, Albany, marking a return nearly five decades after their first performance at the venue. Tickets start at $42.

The Plano Symphony Orchestra resumes its 2025/2026 season, Music That Matters, with a magical night of music in A Night in Paris! on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. at St. Andrew Methodist Church.

Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Youth Orchestras will perform ¡OLÉ! A SALUTE TO SPAIN, featuring Spanish-inspired music and young soloists, on March 21, 2026, in Rye, NY.

San Diego Opera will stage Bizet's CARMEN with Melody Wilson, Guadalupe Paz, Thomas Kinch, and Jonny Kaufmann in lead roles.

El Portal Theatre will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary on October 5, 2026, marking 100 years since the theatre first opened its doors on Lankershim Boulevard on October 5, 1926.

Christopher Koelsch, the Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco President and CEO of LA Opera, has announced details for the company's 2026/27 season, which will launch on October 17, 2026.

Teatro Lirico D'Europa will present the opera CARMEN at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts this Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 3pm. Set in Seville around the year 1830, Carmen tells a passionate story of love, jealousy, and betrayal. Carmen is Georges Bizet's most celebrated opera.

The Phoenix Chamber Ensemble, featuring pianists Vassa Shevel, Inessa Zaretsky, and guest Ellen Braslavsky, will present an evening of works by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schnittke, and Bizet.

Ballet Hispánico will bring a unique interpretation of Bizet's Carmen to Scottsdale on January 31, 2026, featuring choreography by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano.

On February 14, 2026, M.U.S.i.C. will present 'LOVE IS IN THE AIR,' a special Valentine's Day concert featuring chamber music performances by emerging talents. The event will take place in Pepper Pike, Ohio, offering a romantic evening of classical music.

New Jersey Symphony will mark the Year of the Horse with its ninth annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

The San Francisco Symphony has rescheduled its previously canceled Holiday Brass concert. The concert was previously scheduled during the Symphony's holiday season but was canceled due to the citywide power outages in San Francisco over the weekend. 

I’m looking forward to conducting Bizet’s Carmen for English National Opera (ENO) this autumn, alongside fellow conductor, Clelia Cafiero. Carmen’s extreme drama and memorable music makes it one of the best-loved operas by audiences worldwide.

Following the productions of its landmark 60th anniversary season, San Diego Opera will open its 2025-26 season with Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Learn more here!

Renowned Spanish theatre director Calixto Bieito's fiery Carmen will return to English National Opera (ENO) this autumn, in its fourth revival since it was first staged to acclaim in 2012.

The Dallas Opera (TDO) opens its 2025/2026 Season with the U.S. premiere of a new production celebrating the 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet’s iconic CARMEN opening on Friday, October 17, 2025. This production faithfully recreates the original Carmen from the 1875 premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.