Name: Panel Discussion: Carmen and Intimate Partner Violence
Start: 2024-03-23T13:00:00
Location: Millennium Library

Manitoba Opera

It’s the eve of Figaro and Susanna’s wedding, but nothing is going right. The Count’s wandering eye has landed on the bride-to-be. Cherubino, the page, is sweet on the Countess, and Marcellina, the governess, is chasing after Figaro.

Mozart’s great ensemble comedy features a colourful cast of characters and a whirlwind of tricks, disguises, and mistaken identities. Can the servants turn the tables on the masters in order to teach the Count a lesson and save the wedding? Will love triumph?

From the famous overture to the finale, this social commentary on class and love unfolds with brilliant music, memorable melodies, and heart-breaking tenderness as the characters ponder young love, lost love, and forgiveness.

The Marriage of Figaro

Centennial Concert Hall

The conflict of the opera Carmen centers on the relationship between Carmen and her lover Don José, which tragically ends in violence and the death of Carmen at the hand of José. A panel of experts who counsel the victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence offer their perspectives on this subject.