Carmen with a Side of Salsa

Most things in life are better with an infusion of Tex-Mex — including (and especially) alcoholic beverages and avocados — so it stands to reason that a 140-year-old opera might benefit from the spice and vitality that this blend of cultures lends to just about everything it touches. George Bizet’s...

By Jennifer Davis-Lam

March 6, 2014

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Most things in life are better with an infusion of Tex-Mex — including (and especially) alcoholic beverages and avocados — so it stands to reason that a 140-year-old opera might benefit from the spice and vitality that this blend of cultures lends to just about everything it touches. George Bizet’s classic Carmen gets a good dose of just that in a musical adaptation, Carmen de la Calle, playing at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St. Combining the melodrama of Mexican soap operas with spoken word performance and music that runs the gamut from Tejano to hip-hop, this fusion piece places our tragic heroine Carmen in San Antonio during the late 1980s. Like the opera it’s based on, it melds intense passion with everyday working-class struggles — and promises to add a bit of cultural flair to a tried-and-true classic. Tickets are $10 cash. Contact the Latino Cultural Center at 214-671-0045.
Sat., March 8, 2 & 8 p.m., 2014

Jennifer Davis-Lam

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