This Friday, April 14 marks Bryan Hymel’s final performance of Carmen at Opéra National de Paris this spring before he makes his debut in the title role of Don Carlo at the Royal Opera House in London.

Nicholas Hytner’s production of Don Carlo opens on May 12, with Bryan Hymel starring alongside Krassimira Stoyanova as Elizabeth of Valois under the baton of Bertrand de Billy. Don Carlo also features Ludovic Tézier as Rodrigo, Ekaterina Semenchuk as Princess Eboli and Ildar Abdrazakov as King Philip II.

Don Carlo returns to the stage on May 15 with additional performances on May 19, 22, 26, and 29.

On April 2, Bryan Hymel returns to Opéra National de Paris for Bizet’s Carmen, a role he has performed to great acclaim, Bachtrack declaring that “Hymel is an excellent Don José: he has vast reserves of power in the voice which enable him to throw his voice at the role and get a lot of expressivity without ever losing control over precise timing or intonation.”

The production, directed by Calixto Bieto, also stars Verduhi Abrahamyan and Anita Rachvelishvili in the title role, by Roberto Tagliavini and Ildarabdrazakov as Escamillo, and Aleksandra Kurzak and Marina Costa-Jackson as Micaëla.

The American tenor performs April 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and returns for additional performances on June 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28; July 2, 4, 7, 10, and 13.

This spring, Bryan Hymel returns to the Opéra National de Paris to sing the role of Don José in Bizet’s Carmen, and follows up with his role debut in the Royal Opera House’s production of Verdi’s Don Carlo.

The American tenor performs Carmen alongside Varduhi Abrahamyan and Anita Rachvelishvili alternating the title role, Roberto Tagliavini and Ildar Abdrazakov alternating the role of Escamillo, and Marina Costa-Jackson and Aleksandra Kurzak singing Micaëla. Bryan sings Don José under the baton of Lionel Bringuier and Mark Elder at the Opéra Bastille on April 2, 5, 8, 11, 14; June 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28; July 2, 4, 7, 10, and 13.

Following his turn in Carmen at the Paris Opera, Bryan makes his role debut in Verdi’s Don Carlo at the Royal Opera House. Bryan stars alongside Krassimira Stoyanova as Elizabeth of Valois in Nicholas Hytner’s production, opening May 12, 2017. Don Carlo  runs through May 29 and also features performances by Ludovic Tézier, Ekaterina Semenchuk, and Ildar Abdrazakov.

On January 18, Bryan Hymel returns to his hometown of New Orleans to give a recital at Tulane University.

The recital, presented by New Orleans Friends of Music, features the American tenor, soprano Irini Kyriakidou, and pianist Laura Ward.

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