The World’s Reigning Carmen Breaks Down Her Signature Aria

Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.
Santa Barbara Independent

Music Review | A Modernized ‘Carmen,’ a Bounty of Pianistic Glass

In our fair city, grand opera is a rare and specialized commodity, making its way onto the cultural calendar only a handful of times each year. Hence, the chance of catching two views of a single ...
The New York Times

‘The Singer in the Village’ Who Became an Opera Star

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by During a break at the Royal Opera House, Aigul Akhmetshina discussed her action-packed career, “Carmen” and her mission to spread her love of opera.
Case Western Reserve University

Music's Susan McClary examines the opera "Carmen"

WQXR: Susan McClary, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed “Carmen,” an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet.
Indiana Daily Student

Q&A with ‘Carmen’ director Keturah Stickann

Since its debut in 1875, “Carmen” has become one of the most staged operas in the world. The Jacobs School of Music chose the show for its final opera of the 2024-25 season. The opera follows Don José ...
Miami Herald

Florida Grand Opera’s ‘Carmen’ has plenty of legacy and a ‘Real Housewife’ of Miami

Ginger Costa-Jackson is Carmen in Maria Todaro’s Florida Grand Opera production of George Bizet’s opera, opening April 12 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami. (Photo by Walt ...