Bizet: Carmen

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.

Cast

Roberto Alagna

Don José

Elīna Garanča

Carmen

Barbara Frittoli

Mickaela

Teddy Tahu Rhodes

Escamillo

Elizabeth Caballero

Frasquita

Sandra Piques Eddy

Mercedes

Keith Miller

Zúñiga

Trevor Scheunemann

Morales

Earle Patriarco

Dancaire

Keith Jameson

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