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Contents

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SYNOPSIS OF THE OPERA

4

THIS DANGEROUS ROLE: CARMEN , WOMEN, AND SOCIETY

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HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL TIMELINE

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FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION

Online Resources

MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS COMPOSER AND LIBRETTIST BIOGRAPHIES BEHIND THE SCENES AT LYRIC

Published by Lyric Unlimited, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s

department dedicated to education, community

engagement, and new artistic initiatives.

Major support provided by the

Nancy W. Knowles

Student and Family Performances Fund

.

Performances for

Students

are supported by

Baird, Bulley & Andrews LLC

,

the

Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation/ Judy Guitelman &

ALAS Wings

, the

General Mills Foundation

,

John Hart and

Carol Prins

, the

Dr. Scholl Foundation

, the

Segal Family

Foundation

, the

Bill and Orli Staley Foundation

, and the

Donna Van Eekeren Foundation

.

Lyric Unlimited was launched with major catalyst funding

from

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

and receives

major support from the

Caerus Foundation, Inc

.

New Lyric Opera coproduction of Bizet’s

Carmen

generously made possible by the

Harris Family

Foundation

,

James N. and Laurie V. Bay

,

Karen Z. Gray-

Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr.

, the

Mazza Foundation

,

the

Seymour H. Persky Charitable Trust

,

Exelon

, and

ITW

.

© 2016, Lyric Opera of Chicago

Photo: Lynn Lane/Houston Grand Opera

2016/17

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