WHEN:
April 12 - 15, 2025
WHERE:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Ziff Ballet Opera House
Miami, FL 33132
TICKETS:
For more information and tickets visit the Florida Grand Opera website.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...Directed by Maria Todaro, FGO’s General Director and CEO, this production will feature Ginger Costa-Jackson in her signature role as Carmen, with her sisters Marina and Miriam alternating in the role of Micaëla. This marks a historic collaboration for the Costa-Jackson sisters, whose individual careers have graced the most prestigious opera houses around the world, including The Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opéra National de Paris, and Royal Opera House Covent Garden.
An accomplished stage director as well as a celebrated opera leade, Maria Todaro brings a powerful new vision to Bizet’s timeless masterpiece. Deeply influenced by her personal connection to Carmen—her mother made history as the youngest performer of the role at just 21 at La Monnaie in Brussels—Todaro’s staging explores themes of power, rebellion, and the fight for freedom.
Todaro reimagines Carmen as both a personal and collective battle for freedom. Carmen and her female companions are not just fighting for their own emancipation—they are warriors in a larger struggle to reclaim their country’s soul. Through the lens of the Spanish Civil War, Todaro’s vision draws powerful parallels between Carmen’s defiance and the resilience of women…"
CAST:
Carmen: Ginger Costa-Jackson*
Don José: Rafael Davila
Escamillo: Alexander Birch Elliott
Micaëla: Marina Costa-Jackson (April 12, 15, 26), Miriam Costa-Jackson April 13, 24)
Frasquita: Sydney Dardis+
Mercédès: Mary Burke Barber+
Il Dancaïro: Andrew Payne+
Le Remendado: James Mancuso+
Zuniga: Phillip Lopez +
Moralès: Joseph Canuto Leon
CREATIVE TEAM:
Conductor: Ramón Tebar
Assistant Conductor: Felix Jarrar*
Chorus Master: Jared Peroune
Florida’s Singing Sons Chorus Master: Daniel Bates
Director: Maria Todaro
Choreographer: Rosa Mercedes
Scenic Designer: Allen Charles Klein
Costume Designer: Maria Todaro, Camilla Heath
Wig and Makeup Designer: Brittany Rappise
Lighting Designer: Robert Wiesel
English Titles by: Karl Hesser
Spanish Titles by: Dreambay Enterprises
