(Bizet: Carmen)

Content: With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, Carmen, the beautiful cigar-maker sets her sights on a soldier: Don José. Fate will do the rest. Composed to a libretto by Meilhac and Halévy based on Prosper Mérimée’s novella, the opera exploded the boundaries between tragedy and comedy with a modernity that caused a scandal at the time. Can we kill the one we love with love? The fiery beauty of Bizet’s music, where one unforgettable aria follows another, has worked year in, year out to make it the world’s most performed opera.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

150 minutes

Year:

2017

Directors:

Calixto Bieito

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Production companies:

Opéra National de Paris

Actors:

Don José

Carmen

Escamillo

Micaëla

Frasquita

Crews:

Original Story

Original Music Composer

Writer

Writer

Director