Metropolitan Opera - Carmen & Young Associates Party

“A DARING NEW PRODUCTION ... TAKES FLIGHT. ... A CARMEN that felt alive.” —The Washington Post 

The Met Opera Young Associate Program is honored to invite the NYU Stern Arts, Culture, and Cuisine Club to one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, George Bizet’s Carmen, on Thursday, May 9^th at the Metropolitan Opera House. The evening will begin at 6:30pm with a private reception featuring passed hors d'oeuvres, complimentary wine, and mingling, followed by Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress at 7:30pm. Space is very limited, and tickets are first come, first serve.

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. A cast of world-class singers takes over this daring new production with mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprising her captivating portrayal of the title role, tenor Michael Fabiano as Don José, soprano Ailyn Pérez as Micaëla, bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Escamillo, and Diego Matheuz making his company debut on the podium.