In a season that so far has included a world premiere and a rarity or two, Lyric Opera of Chicago has turned to the tried and true, offering a suitably grand if sometimes underwhelming revival of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.”
This story of a libertine Roma woman who puts her sense of freedom above all else shocked audiences during its 1875 debut at Paris’ Opéra-Comique, but it has gone on to be one of the most beloved and frequently performed of all operas.
