We are so happy to present Carmen Co’s “A Pocket Opera” is more than a concert: It is a performance of Spanish and Spanish inspired music presented as a play, with costumes, props and a storyline which roughly follows the story of Bizet's opera Carmen, but told from her point of view. Dare you consult the cards with her? What does she think of the men in her story? Did she foresee her gruesome ending? And does she like the opera Bizet wrote about her?
This is really not to be missed.
Carmen Co will have you in turn laughing out loud, and listening with absolute silence to the immersive and evocative music. It's a brilliantly accessible and fun way to present classical music.
A fun-filled evening of fantasy, comedy, drama and tremendous music arranged from Bizet’s Carmen and Spanish and Spanish-inspired music by Boccherini, Falla, Garcia-Lorca, Granados, Ravel and Albeniz, all arranged by the musicians for guitars and flute / voice.
Emily Andrews mezzo, flute
David Massey guitar
Francisco Correa guitar
Press Quotes and Reviews
“Bouts of intimacy, creativity and comedy... nearly all the best Spanish tunes I can think of.” ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Latest magazine
"An unusual, highly entertaining evening... The three first-rate musicians rose to the challenge of acting and dancing as well as musical performance... Superb range of musical colour and artistry throughout the programme" - Ayrshire Post
"What an outstanding performance by the extraordinarily talented and delightful CarmenCo ensemble. It was a magnificent evening ending with rapturous applause" - concert organiser, Arts in The Langfords
"The feedback from your concert has been huge, universally everybody loved it. The number of times I have been stopped in the street this week to compliment the performance is countless." - concert organiser, Portesham for ArtsReach Dorset
"The musicianship was wonderful, I love Emily's beautiful voice and the story telling was spellbinding. What I had absolutely not expected was that it would be so entertaining as well as dramatic and touching - I laughed out loud when I was listening. A lot!" - concert organiser, Frome Concerts Group
“There certainly was a "buzz" as people left having thoroughly enjoyed the evening!” - Margaret McIntosh, artistic director of Ayr Music Club, Dec 2023
Ticket prices for this concert are €25, €20 (concessions) and €10 (students/unwaged) and will be available at the door or on www.eventbrite.ie (a booking fee will apply and there are no refunds).
This concert is presented in association with Music Generation Wexford
