Love, Lust and Murder: Live Tweeting Carmen

Opera Relationship Advice

Love square : Micaela ❤ Jose ❤ Carmen ❤ Escamillo = this can't end well #CarmenSF

— wysgal (@wysgal) May 25, 2016

Carmen, confronting your stalker alone is not one of the 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. #TryTheBusGus #CarmenSF

— Cristin O'Keeffe (@Aspasia_1) May 25, 2016

"I'll talk to him if I want I don't care about him but I love him but won't show it" me when I'm single, but also #CarmenSF right now

— Kevin Atkinson (@IKEAtkinson) May 25, 2016

Personally, I think you need to rethink your choice in BFF's, Carmen. #CarmenSF

— Cristin O'Keeffe (@Aspasia_1) May 25, 2016

“I’ll do anything u want if you’ll just be my girlfriend again” is certainly an effective line of persuasion that works every time #CarmenSF

— Karen Baumer (@phibetakitten) May 25, 2016

The Crazy Cars in Carmen

Those cars are the least well-behaved supernumeraries I've ever seen (honka honka). @SFOpera #CarmenSF

— Dani Colman (@DirectorDaniC) May 25, 2016

#CarmenSF so for those playing at home, a glass windshield shattered during the Escamillo-Don Jose confrontation. #LivingAnOperaStereotype

— lawyercat (@thatlawyercat) May 25, 2016

Production Comments

Bieito's modern Carmen is sizzling, sexy, audacious, VIVABOOM !

The Toreador Song will be playing in my head for days to come#CarmenSF

— Tabris (@tabrischen) May 25, 2016

@Calixto_Bieito production allows us to see the opera as if for the first time. #CarmenSF @SFOpera Bravo!

— Count Delgado (@mizelectra) May 25, 2016

So, I've seen every staging of #CarmenSF @SFOpera has done for the last 30 years at least. This is BY FAR the best. Go see this show

— Jeffrey Beane (@jeffreybeane) May 25, 2016

And that’s it! Thanks to @SFOpera for the #tweetseat and the opportunity to see an opera! Go get some tickets, peeps! It’s great! #CarmenSF

— Likely Evil MrMayday (@michael__mayday) May 25, 2016

Spicing Up the Stage

Carmen, or how many six packs can you fit on stage

— Hans (@hhc82) May 25, 2016

Ok, watching the entire chorus jump up and down to the toreador song is one of my favorite moments in opera choreography! Amaze #CarmenSF

— Jason Sundram (@jsundram) May 25, 2016

Damn, I hope this naked toreador has a YouTube channel because SIGN ME UP. #CarmenSF

— Karen Baumer (@phibetakitten) May 25, 2016

Also apparently selfies transcends both decades and performance mediums 🤔 #SFOselfie #CarmenSF

— Julie W. (@wulieju) May 25, 2016

Comments on the Characters

Carmen herself is a new type of operatic heroine representing a new kind of love, something more vital and dangerous. #CarmenSF

— Tabris (@tabrischen) May 25, 2016

Eeeeeeee Ginger Costa Jackson is really good as Carmen!
Much goosebumps, much sexy fun, much writing on guys with lipstick 👄💄🎵#CarmenSF

— Kate Compton (@GalaxyKate) May 25, 2016

I love Micaëla's vocal transitions from powerful to irresistibly sweet. She's fantastic! #CarmenSF

— Eva Glasrud (@TheHappyTalent) May 25, 2016

.@1erikagrimaldi such a soulful aria! Warm orange and muted scarlet in your voice #synesthesia #CarmenSF .@SFOpera pic.twitter.com/1e2K3fvCBM

— Vox Synaesthetica (@VoxSyn) May 25, 2016

Although the dress rehearsal took place during one the most celebrated holidays of the year, National Wine Day, the hashtag #CarmenSF still managed to trend in San Francisco:

Congrats to the fine folks at @SFOpera and #CarmenSF for triumphing over #NationalWineDay! pic.twitter.com/RBtRtbrKLu

— Jason Sundram (@jsundram) May 26, 2016

Thank you to all our wonderful tweeters: @phibetakitten, @jazzpastord, @Aspasia_1 @eglasrud, @directordanic @wysgal, @ikeatkinson, @smartyboots, @hhc82, @rachelherron, @jsundram, @galaxykate, @wulieju, @voxsyn, @michael_mayday, @jeffreybeane, @ajlars, @tabrischen, @thatlawyercat, and @mizelectra.