Cincinnati Ballet: Carmen

French musician Georges Bizet composed the melodic score that is replete with familiar favorites for this famous opera, which will also accompany the ballet and be played live by the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra. Italian choreographer Amedeo Amodio choreographed the theatrical and gutsy story of a brash beauty, who fiercely guards her independence, and the two men obsessed with possessing her. The movement is framed by large scenic moving panels, which shift with mood and scene changes, and are lit by special effects and prescient shadows. The costuming is a blending of classic and contemporary lines where strict military discipline contrasts the sensual swirl of Spanish skirts. Amodio’s renowned, bold and sweeping style brings scenic design, special lighting, and brazen storytelling into a coalesced triumph.