Bizet: Carmen

7.7 / 10

(3 votes)

Richard Eyre’s stunning new production of Bizet’s opera was the talk of the town when it was unveiled on New Year’s Eve 2009. Elīna Garanča leads the cast as the iconic gypsy of the title—a woman desired by every man but determined to remain true to herself. Roberto Alagna is Don José, the soldier who falls under her spell and sacrifices everything for her love, only to be cast aside when the toreador Escamillo (Teddy Tahu Rhodes) piques Carmen’s interest. With dances created by star choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and conducted by rising maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, this Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet’s tale to thrilling life, from its lighthearted beginning to its inevitably tragic climax.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music,

Drama

Duration:

166 minutes

Year:

2010

Director:

Gary Halvorson

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Company:

Deutsche Grammophon,

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast:
Roberto Alagna

Don José

Elina Garanca

Carmen

Barbara Frittoli

Mickaela

Teddy Tahu Rhodes

Escamillo

Elizabeth Caballero

Frasquita

Crew:
Richard Eyre

Producer

Ludovic Halévy

Writer

Georges Bizet

Original Music Composer

Gary Halvorson

Director

Henri Meilhac

Writer