Flower Power: Don Jose and Dangerous Love in Bizet's Carmen

Published: Feb. 6, 2019, 5 p.m.

b"You hear the message over and over in pop culture: love overcomes everything. But when Don Jos\\xe9 sings \\u201cThe Flower Song\\u201d in Bizet's Carmen, you're reminded that love has a dark side, too.\\nIn the Season 1 finale, host Rhiannon Giddens welcomes tenor Roberto Alagna, critic Anne Midgette and psychologist Andrew G. Marshall to consider the crazy, possessive side of love and the importance of experiencing art that doesn\\u2019t have a fairy-tale ending. Then, you\\u2019ll hear Alagna sing the role of the passionate and violent Don Jos\\xe9 onstage at the Metropolitan Opera."