TCTB Review Roundup: Carmen

Several Twin Cities Theater Bloggers attended Carmen under the stars at Mill City Summer Opera. A "Raintermission" as Cherry and Spoon named it, shortened the the experience, but it was still wonderful.

"There's nothing quite like sitting outdoors in a beautiful setting listing to a chorus of amazing singers accompanied by an orchestra of amazing musicians, watching them tell a story with energy and passion despite the oppressive heat." http://bit.ly/cs_carmen Cherry and Spoon

"A powerful and beautiful" performance https://bit.ly/2uxGHnI Play off the Page

"A true masterpiece by Georges Bizet, Carmen has everything you love in opera (or any good story to be honest) - high drama, romance, swashbuckling masculinity, memorable themes, lyrical arias, and the sexiest damn singers you ever did see. It's like a pirate ship for music, how can you go wrong?" https://bit.ly/2L6mf7J Compendium - Minneapolis

Maria De Buenos Aires - TCTB Review Roundup

In case Mill City Summer Opera's MARIA DE BUENOS AIRES came and went too quickly for you to catch it, you can read what our bloggers thought about it, and then make plans to catch their annual (usually outdoor) opera next summer.

Twin Cities Stages:
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"The music of Maria De Buenos Aires is unlike the music of classical operas, it is the music of Argentinian Tango. The sound is lush and romantic, but also passionate and desperate."

Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/cs_maria
"On a hot and steamy summer night, Maria de Buenos Aires is a hot and steamy little opera that is positively hypnotic in its poetry of sound and movement."

Minnesota Theater Love: http://bit.ly/2tNSNe6
"Mill City Summer Opera is creating unique, engaging theater and is an utter delight."

(Photo by Dan Norman)