Mummy issues: Michieletto’s Carmen returns to The Royal Opera

Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen)

Yaritza Véliz (Micaëla) and Freddie De Tommaso (Don José)

Łukasz Goliński (Escamillo) and chorus

Carmen Act 3

Par Dominic Lowe, 10 avril 2025

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“Aigul Akhmetshina... dominated the stage, drawing all eyes and ears”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 9 avril 2025

Bizet, Carmen

The Royal Opera

Sir Mark Elder, 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

Freddie De Tommaso, Don José

Łukasz Goliński, Escamillo

Yaritza Véliz, Micaëla

Jamie Woollard, Zuniga

Thomas Mole, Moralès

Marianna Hovanisyan, Frasquita

Jingwen Cai, Mercédès

Siphe Kwani, Le Dancaïre

Seumas Begg, Le Remendado

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.

*****

Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden

Mark Pullinger, 29th January

The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight.

****1

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Mummy issues: Michieletto’s Carmen returns to the Royal Opera House