Seduction, jealousy and death. There is no lack of controversy within the operatic classic, “Carmen.”

Chronicling the tale of a Roma woman murdered by her spurned lover, join the Washington National Opera as they transport their audience to the south of Spain and relive the tragic end of a woman who lived a life too real to be mere fiction.

“Carmen” runs from May 14th to the 28th at the Kennedy Center Opera House.

Don’t miss out on watching the opera staple that forever changed the genre with shock and scandal.