Irresistible coolness in Barrie Kosky's Carmen

By Stephan Eckel, 07 June 2016

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Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 5 June 2016

Bizet, Carmen

Oper Frankfurt

Constantinos Carydis, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Katrin Lea Tag, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Paula Murrihy, Carmen

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Carmen

Joseph Calleja, Don José

Karen Vuong, Micaëla

Juanita Lascarro, Micaëla

Daniel Schmutzhard, Escamillo

Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Escamillo

Kateryna Kasper, Frasquita

Katharina Ruckgaber, Frasquita

Elizabeth Reiter, Mercédès

Michael Porter, Le Remendado

Sebastian Geyer, Le Dancaïre, Moralès

Frankfurt Opera Chorus

Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Claude De Demo, Actor

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Stephan Eckel

While studying Art History, French and German Literature in Frankfurt/Main and Montpellier, Stephan developed his first interests in theater, opera and dance. This led him to various productions for festivals and opera houses, including the Rheingau Musikfestival 2011, Montpellier Danse 2013, and the Frankfurt Opera. Stephan has a particular passion for 20th century and contemporary opera and dance. After a work experience in Paris for two years, he is now working on his PhD thesis at the University of Cologne.