7 pieces since 2015 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
3 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Briana Hunter.
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When it premiered at the Opéra Comique in 1875, Carmen shocked audiences with its frank depictions of female sexuality, the proletariat, and violence: subjects that have ensured the piece’s continued relevance and that have inspired numerous retellings and revisions.
“I come, I come! ye have called me long;
I come o’er the mountains, with light and song”
This Carmen, in other words, was somewhat less radical than its initial image suggested.
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