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Carmen on the silver and small screens
Look up most major opera composers on IMDb and you’ll get a list with hundreds of credits. Georges Bizet –famous composer of Carmen– is no exception. Music from Carmen can be heard in a variety of works, including the Pixar film Up. Carmen has also inspired several film adaptions, including the Academy-award nominated 1954 Carmen Jones.
We’ve rounded up some uses of Carmen on the silver and small screens to check out before seeing our production on September 9.
Up
In Up, Carl Frederickson, following the death of his wife Ellie, fulfills his lifelong dream of moving to Paradise Falls, but unbeknownst to him, eight-year-old Russell has tagged along. “Habanera” from Carmen is used early in the film, showcasing the monotony of Carl’s life without his wife.
Norma’s Girl Power Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WnPpQdshQI
Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma is arguably the ultimate girl power opera, with a fiery and dramatic plot that’s sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Norma tells the story of Druid High Priestess Norma (Angela Meade), who loves and has two children with her greatest enemy – Pollione (Russell Thomas), the leader of an occupying Roman army. It turns out that Pollione’s affections have shifted to a younger priestess named Adalgisa (Jamie Barton).
I know what you’re thinking – what’s so girl power about that? Well, after discovering that they both love the same man, Norma and Adalgisa put their differences aside, team up, and set out to unravel their tangled situation before their Druid tribesman revolt and declare war against the Romans.
Norma; Photo: Craig T. Mathew
To help everyone get in an empowering mood, we’ve put together a list of our top 10 girl-power anthems for you to listen to until the opening night of Norma this Saturday. Here’s a list of 10 stellar girl power songs.
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JRgHol94Xc
Respect – Aretha Franklin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0POmdK18WU
Fighter – Cristina Aguilera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PstrAfoMKlc
Girl On Fire – Alicia Keyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J91ti_MpdHA
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBR2G-iI3-I