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Met's 'Carmen' Encore Showing Available to UK Community

The University of Kentucky Office of Lifelong Learning, in partnership with UK Opera Theatre, is proud to present an encore screening of “Carmen” a Metropolitan Opera production.
The University of Kentucky Office of Lifelong Learning, in partnership with UK Opera Theatre, is proud to present an encore screening of “Carmen,” a Metropolitan Opera production. Photo courtesy of: Metropolitan Opera.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 18, 2019) — The University of Kentucky Office of Lifelong Learning (OLLI) and UK Opera Theatre are proud to present an encore screening of “Carmen,” a Metropolitan Opera production.

The Met’s “Carmen,” featuring Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna, will be shown at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10.

"'Carmen' is one of the world's most beloved and most well-known operas. From 'Carmen's' Seguidilla and Escamillo's 'Toreador song,' the tunes are well-known and well-loved. The Met has put together an outstanding cast of Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna that promises to be a production to remember," said Everett McCorvey, director of UK Opera Theatre.

This encore screening will be held at the Gatton Student Center in Worsham Cinema complete with 4K digital projection and 60-speaker Dolby Atmos surround sound. 

"We are very excited to bring this world-class production to UK," said Executive Director Diana Lockridge, of the UK Office of Lifelong Learning. “UK’s Worsham Cinema provides the perfect environment to experience this encore screening right here in Central Kentucky.”

Tickets are free, but those in attendance MUST be part of the UK community. For more information contact OLLI at 859-257-2656.

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.   

In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.