Carmen

Information subject to change. Please check with Cincinnati Opera for the most up-to-date information.

Performance Times:

July 25, 2026 7:30PM
July 29, 2026 7:30PM
July 31, 2026 7:30PM
August 2, 2026 3:00PM

Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac
Sung in French with projected English translations

Carmen is fire.

The fiercely independent Carmen lives—and loves—on her own terms. When she sets her sights on Don José, a straitlaced soldier with a sweetheart back home, he quickly unravels, abandoning everything for her. But Carmen’s heart doesn’t stay in one place for long, and when the charismatic toreador Escamillo enters the ring, jealousy turns deadly. Set to Bizet’s iconic, rhythm-driven score, Carmen is a story of desire, freedom, and fatal choices.

Info & Ordering

By phone:
513-241-2742
Monday-Friday, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

In person:
Cincinnati Opera’s Box Office at 1243 Elm Street (Corbett Opera Center at Music Hall) will reopen for in-person ticket transactions on April 1, 2026. For questions or special accommodations, please email tickets@cincinnatiopera.org or call 513-241-2742.

Box Office hours:
Monday-Friday, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.