PRESENTED WITH THE CONNECTICUT LYRIC OPERA May 3 New Britain, 8 p.m. Trinity-On-Main Arts Center May 10 New London, 7:30 p.m. The Garde Theater May 11 Middletown, 7:30 p.m. MHS Arts Center May 18 Waterbury,8:00 p.m. NVCC Arts Center

Jealousy, revenge and murder in 19th-century Spain. Carmen, one of the most popular operas of all time. The beautiful but defiant gypsy, Carmen, captures the love of two men. One, Don Jose, is a corporal on duty in Seville and the other is Escamillo, a toreador scheduled for bullfights in the city’s arena. The ensuing story [...]