Palm Beach Opera — Georges Bizet’s Carmen — Zachary Nelson as Escamillo. Photo - Bruce Bennett

Palm Beach Opera – Bizet’s Carmen – J’Nai Bridges, Jonathan Burton, Zachary Nelson & Amanda Woodbury; directed by Garnett Bruce; conducted by Antonello Allemandi

Palm Beach Opera, celebrating its sixtieth anniversary, launched its 2022 season with a highly entertaining production of Bizet’s Carmen. Starring in the title role, J’Nai Bridges superbly embodied, both vocally and dramatically, Carmen’s indomitable spirit and seductiveness, beginning with her habañera (‘L’amour est un oiseau rebelle’), declaring her philosophy of life and love. She exuded irresistible sexuality in the seguidilla (‘Près …

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