{"id":22370,"date":"2024-05-14T09:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=22370"},"modified":"2024-05-14T09:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:31:22","slug":"carmen-philharmonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/carmen-philharmonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Music of &#8216;Carmen&#8217; with Philharmonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/philharmonia.kzoo.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalamazoo Philharmonia<\/a> will wrap up its 2023\u20132024 season with a semi-staged opera performance of <em>Carmen <\/em>this weekend in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westmichiganoperaproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Michigan Opera Project<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the direction of Andrew Koehler, the Kalamazoo Philharmonia will perform <em>Carmen <\/em>on Friday in Grand Rapids and on Sunday in Kalamazoo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Carmen <\/em>is one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon. Composer Georges Bizet died at just 36 years of age, only a few months after the premiere of his magnus opus, while early audiences in Paris were still scandalized by the way the topic and music broke conventions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Philharmonia\u2019s season brochure, \u201cThe verit\u00e9 grittiness of the story, full of soldiers, thieves, cigarette factory laborers; the disastrous (if compulsively watchable) choices of the male protagonist, Don Jos\u00e9; the seductive qualities of Carmen, precisely because of her complete disregard for societal niceties; and, of course, the picaresque, effortlessly melodic music of Bizet: all of these combine to create one of the most arresting dramas ever created, one whose influence was felt in almost every opera that followed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/11\/Community-Medal-of-Arts-Recipient-Andrew-Koehler-conducting.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Koehler will conduct the Philharmonia in a performance of &quot;Carmen.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-13945\" style=\"width:374px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/11\/Community-Medal-of-Arts-Recipient-Andrew-Koehler-conducting.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/11\/Community-Medal-of-Arts-Recipient-Andrew-Koehler-conducting-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/11\/Community-Medal-of-Arts-Recipient-Andrew-Koehler-conducting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/11\/Community-Medal-of-Arts-Recipient-Andrew-Koehler-conducting-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor of Music Andrew Koehler will direct the Kalamazoo Philharmonia this weekend in a semi-staged opera performance of &#8220;Carmen&#8221; in collaboration with the West Michigan Opera Project.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday\u2019s free performance will start at 7 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain Street NE, Grand Rapids.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, May 19, the Philharmonia will play at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 212 S. 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Credit cards will be accepted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1990 by Barry Ross as the Kalamazoo College and Community Orchestra, the Kalamazoo Philharmonia brings together students, faculty, amateur and professional musicians of all ages to perform great music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on this concert, contact Susan Lawrence in the Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music<\/a> at 269.337.7070 or <a href=\"mailto:Susan.Lawrence@kzoo.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Susan.Lawrence@kzoo.edu<\/a>.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kalamazoo Philharmonia will wrap up its season with a semi-staged opera performance of \u201cCarmen\u201d in collaboration with the West Michigan Opera Project. 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