Keith Warner's production of
Carmen, set in Franco's 1950s Spain, polarized Seattle audiences with its graphic depiction of the sexy, sordid action. Read the story
HERE.

Vinson Cole (Don José) and Graciela Araya (Carmen) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith

Graciela Araya (Carmen) and Vinson Cole (Don José) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith

Graciela Araya (Carmen) and Greer Grimsley (Escamillo) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith

Graciela Araya (Carmen), Dana Johnson (Frasquita), and Kathryn Garber (Mercédès) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith

Vinson Cole (Don José) and Graciela Araya (Carmen) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith

Graciela Araya (Carmen), Paul Gudas (Dancäire), Dana Johnson (Frasquita), Marc Acito (Remendado), and Kathryn Garber (Mercédès) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith

Greer Grimsley (Escamillo) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith

Greer Grimsley (Escamillo) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995
© Gary Smith

Vinson Cole (Don José) and Cynthia Haymon (Micäela) in Bizet’s Carmen, 1995 © Gary Smith