Georges Bizet: Carmen - Opéra Comique, Paris

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Georges Bizet: Carmen - Opéra Comique, Paris (2023)

Directed by François Roussillon

Music, Drama

The opera "Carmen" caused a scandal at its premiere at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Now the feisty Carmen returns to where it all began. Andreas Homoki sets his new production at the Opéra Comique in several eras. Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez shines in the leading role, with Louis Langrée as musical director. Georges Bizet's world-famous opera returns to the site of its world premiere in 1875. German director Andreas Homoki transposes the story of the beautiful Romani woman and the soldier Don José into three epochs corresponding to the opera: the year of its scandalous premiere; the time of the Resistance, which alludes to the secret love affair; and the present day with the #MeToo movement, which stands for the heroine's sexual emancipation. Recording from April 26, 2023 at the Opéra Comique, Paris

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Cast

G
Gaëlle Arquez Carmen Frederic Antoun Don José Elbenita Kajtazi Micaela
J
Jean-Fernand Setti Escamillo
N
Norma Nahoun Frasquita
A
Aliénor Feix Mercédès
F
François Lis Zuniga
J
Jean-Christophe Lanièce Morales
L
Louis Langrée Conductor

Crew

Director
François Roussillon
Original Music Composer
Georges Bizet

Details

Release date
2023-04-26
Genres
Music, Drama
Original language
DE
Production
Francois Roussillon et Associés, ARTE