The four acts of Bizet comical opera, written in 1874 and based on Prosper Mérimée’s short story of the same name from 30 years earlier, tackles themes of love, jealousy and class with the temperamental and sexually positive Carmen at the center of the plot. She was also a star basketball player in high school, where, as she told the Classic position in 2020, she has developed habits of mind and body “that directly relate to being a successful opera singer“. The Tacoma, Washington native - daughter of an educational mother and a career military father - demonstrated a musical propensity from an early age. In an exclusive SFCR interview, she says Carmen “really informed my daily life to find out, ‘Who is J’Nai Bridges?'”įor starters, she’s a rising opera star whose auspicious career trajectory was postponed by Covid-induced cancellations just as she was preparing for her Metropolitan Opera debut, also as Carmen. Having sung the role of the Romani temptress twice before, Bridges holds the opera and its central figure close to his heart. This weekend’s scheduled performances will mark Bridges’ first stage production since March 2020.

And when the Palm Beach Opera staged Georges Bizet’s beloved Carmen On Friday night, she can tick “South Florida debut” off her to-do list. The February issue of Opera News magazine, titled “J’Nai Bridges: Living Her Truth”, is the first cover of her career. Photo: Dario AcostaĪfter a series of pandemic delays, 2022 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for American mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges.

J’Nai Bridges will make his Palm Beach Opera debut this weekend in the title role of Bizet Carmen.

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