sharing the power & joy of opera with our community & beyond
Based on a true story
Performed in English, Chinese, and Spanish, with English supertitles.
BLAISDELL ARENA
Stuck Elevator tells the story of a Chinese food deliveryman struggling for freedom from debt, human smugglers, loud-mouth coworkers, and the temptations of General Tso. Based on the true story of an undocumented immigrant who survived 81 hours (about 3 and a half days) in a Bronx elevator, this comic-rap-scrap-metal-opera shows increasingly fantastical attempts to escape being trapped in America. Stuck Elevator provides a personal entry point to thinking about and discussing topics that include immigration, labor, China, family obligation, and fortune cookies for an undocumented immigrant and indentured slave in 21st century America.
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Performed in French with English supertitles
NEAL S. BLAISDELL CONCERT HALL
The season concludes with Bizet’s smoldering tale of seduction and addiction, Carmen, filled with some of opera’s most beloved melodies. Not a soul can resist Carmen’s seductive charm, not even the naïve Don José, who abandons his childhood sweetheart and his military career to follow her. But Carmen is a fiery gypsy with an appetite for smuggling and for powerful men. When she abandons him for a charismatic bullfighter, Don José’s infatuation turns to murderous obsession. What fate, or choice, waits for the woman no man can tame?
A dramatic staged concert phenomenon, featuring an on-stage orchestra, gripping character portrayals, and elaborate costumes revived from HOT’s 2017 production.
Don’t miss Carmen at the newly renovated Blaisdell Concert Hall!
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