The read
It runs long at 3h 30m.
Synopsis
This ever-popular opera is given a fresh point of view in Barrie Kosky’s highly physical production, originally created for Frankfurt Opera. The Australian director is one of the world’s most sought-after opera directors, whose Royal Opera debut with Shostakovich’s The Nose in 2016 was greeted with delight. For Carmen he has devised a far-from-traditional version, incorporating music written by Bizet for the score but not usually heard, and giving a new voice to the opera’s endlessly fascinating central character.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Barrie KoskyDirector
- Pati MarrDirector
- Constantinos CarydisWriter
Cast
- Anna GoryachovaCarmen
- Francesco MeliDon José
- Kostas SmoriginasEscamillo
- Gyula NagyMoralès
- Kristina MkhitaryanMicaëla
- David SoarZuniga
- Jacquelyn StuckerFrasquita
- Aigul AkhmetshinaMercédès
- Pierre DoyenDancaïro
- Jean-Paul FouchécourtRemendado
- Claude De DemoVoice of Carmen
Stills
Themes
opera