Georges Bizet CARMEN
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It’s sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking.” Elīna Garanča plays the seductive gypsy of the title in her role debut, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José.
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin*
Production Richard Eyre*
Set & Costume Designer Rob Howell*
Lighting Designer Peter Mumford
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Micaëla Barbara Frittoli
Carmen Elīna Garanča
Don José Roberto Alagna
Escamillo Mariusz Kwiecien
Production underwritten by Mrs. Paul Desmarais, Sr.
Opera in original language, with English subtitles.
Distributor:
Forum Cinemas, SIA