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Carmen at Opéra national de Paris - Opéra Bastille
Dates: (3/7/2017 - 7/16/2017 )
Opéra national de Paris - Opéra Bastille |
Place de la Bastille
Paris,Île-de-France 75012
Phone: +33 (0)1 71 25 24 23
Running Time: 3h20 with 1 interval
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The first words uttered by Carmen mark one of the greatest entrances in the history of opera and express all that need be said: “Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame…” With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, the beautiful cigar-maker sets her sights on a soldier: Don José. Fate will do the rest. Though immediately regarded as a masterpiece throughout Europe, it took time for Carmen to win acceptance in Paris where it received a lukewarm reception at its premiere in 1875. 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.
- AnnMarie Milazzo
- Everett Quinton
- Georges Bizet
- Henry Hamilton
- John Ewbank
- Prosper Merimee
- Sarah Miles
Authors
Cast and Creative team for Carmen at Opéra national de Paris - Opéra Bastille
Music
Georges Bizet
Libretto
Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy
After Prosper Mérimée
In French
Conductor
Lionel Bringuier
Mark Elder
Director
Calixto Bieito
Don José
Roberto Alagna
mars, 16 juil.
Bryan Hymel
avr., juin > 13 juil.
Escamillo
Roberto Tagliavini
mars, avr.
Ildar Abdrazakov
juin, juil.
Le Dancaïre
Boris Grappe
Le Remendado
François Rougier
Zuniga
François Lis
Moralès, Andrès
Jean-Luc Ballestra
Carmen
Clémentine Margaine
mars
Varduhi Abrahamyan
avr.
Anita Rachvelishvili
juin > 13 juil.
El?na Garan?a
16 juil.
Micaëla
Aleksandra Kurzak
mars, avr.
Nicole Car
juin, juil.
Maria Agresta
16 juil.
Frasquita
Vannina Santoni
Mercédès
Antoinette Dennefeld
Set design
Alfons Flores
Costume design
Mercè Paloma
Lighting design
Alberto Rodríguez Vega
Chorus master
José Luis Basso
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