Soprano Asmik Grigorian to lead 'Carmen' and sing mezzo-soprano role this summer

Asmik Grigorian is reaching a new low – in a positive way — and doing it on one of the world’s top stages. A star soprano, she will sing the title role next summer in Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” a mezzo-soprano touchstone, at the Salzburg Festival. “I thought if I want to do ‘Carmen’ I need to do it now because I don’t want to do when I will be 54,” the 44-year-old Grigorian said ahead of a concert this weekend at New York's Carnegie Hall.