BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Movies & Screenings DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works\, reinvigoratin g 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 bre ak through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetsh ina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title r ole\, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José\, s oprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaëla\, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.\n\nDue to ongoing repairs taking place at the Athena Cinema\, this program will be presented as a pre-recorded encore at the Ridges Auditorium . This screening starts at 12:55pm and is estimated to end at 4:39pm.\n\nAd mission $20 (senior $18\, children $8)\n\nOHIO Student: Free\n\nThanks to A rts for OHIO\, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student ticket s available on first-come\, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D. \n\n \n\nClick here to view the rest of the Met: Live in HD schedule.\n\nSp ecial thanks to George Weckman and the following supporters:\n\nOhio Perfor ming Arts & Film \n\nArts for Ohio\n\nCollege of Fine Arts\n\nOhio Arts Cou ncil DTEND:20240220T214000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T184417Z DTSTART:20240220T175500Z GEO:39.321112;-82.111044 LOCATION:The Ridges Auditorium SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Met: Live in HD: Bizet’s CARMEN UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44765613240536 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/the_met_live_in_hd_bizets_carmen END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR