Few classical works are as recession-proof as Opera San José's next production, Georges Bizet's Carmen. Several of its melodies stand at the top of the 19th-century hit parade, while the sharply realistic ambience of its settings and the dramatic power of its story and characters have attracted a variety of directors and interpreters including, famously, Peter Brook, a giant of avant-garde theater.
Opera San José presents the work with their stable of young, highly accomplished singers, many of whom are new to the company this season, under the steady baton of Music Director David Rohrbaugh.