Michieletto directs an excellent new Carmen at Covent Garden

Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen)

Kostas Smoriginas (Escamillo)

Ruth Alfie Adams (Mother of Don José) and Olga Kuchynska (MIcaëla)

Piotr Beczała (Don José)

Sarah Dufresne (Frasquita), Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) and Gabrielė Kupšytė (Mercédès)

Piotr Beczała (Don José) and Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen)

Par David Karlin, 06 avril 2024

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“it wouldn’t surprise me if this production is still being revived decades into the future”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 5 avril 2024

Bizet, Carmen

The Royal Opera

Antonello Manacorda, Direction

Damiano Michieletto, Mise en scène

Paolo Fantin, Décors

Carla Teti, Costumes

Alessandro Carletti, Lumières

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera Chorus

Aigul Akhmetshina, Carmen

Piotr Beczała, Don José

Kostas Smoriginas, Escamillo

Olga Kulchynska, Micaëla

Blaise Malaba, Zuniga

Grisha Martirosyan, Moralès

Sarah Dufresne, Frasquita

Gabrielė Kupšytė, Mercédès

Pierre Doyen, Le Dancaïre

Vincent Ordonneau, Le Remendado

Richard Jones' clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden

Dominic Lowe, 13th May

With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera's revival of Richard Jones' production is a mixed bag.

***11

Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre

Eleanor Knight, 1st May

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

****1

The Turn of the Screw at RBO Linbury: Darkness and denial

Eleanor Knight, 26th March

Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.

*****

A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House

Dominic Lowe, 25th March

Sir Mark Elder celebrates 50 years at Covent Garden by returning to his first opera there in 1976 – Verdi's Rigoletto – in a revival of Oliver Mears' excellent 2021 production.

****1

Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight

David Karlin, 17th March

A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.

*****

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Michieletto’s excellent new Carmen lit up by Beczała and Akhmetshina at Covent Garden