The read
It runs long at 2h 54m.
Synopsis
Don José is a guard who begins an affair with the tempestuous Carmen. He is imprisoned and loses his job, then flees with her to the mountains. When the relationship starts to break down José refuses to acknowledge it and will not leave, even when he gets news that his mother is dying. Carmen, meanwhile, has taken up with the bullfighter Escamillo. Bizet's most famous opera is brought to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera by Sir Peter Hall, with Maria Ewing and Barry McCauley heading an international cast.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Georges BizetOriginal Music Composer
- Peter HallDirector
Cast
- Malcolm WalkerMoralès
- Marie McLaughlinMicaëla
- Barry McCauleyDon José
- Xavier DeprazZuniga
- Maria EwingCarmen
- Elizabeth CollierFrasquita
- Jean RigbyMercédès
- Frederico DaviàLillas Pastia
- David HollowayEscamillo
- Gordon SandisonLe Dancaïre
- Petros EvangelidesLe Remendado
- Robert Neil KinghamGuide