UALR Opera Theatre Presents “La Tragédie de Carmen,” Bizet’s vibrant gypsy melodies resound in this classic opera of passion and obsession. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in UALR’s Fine Arts Building.

Stage director is Edward Crafts, and music and orchestra director is Bevan Keating

General admission is $15, and UALR students get in free. Call 569.8993 for tickets.