Leeds Grand TheatreLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 6NZ, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) | Carmen | Libretto by Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy |
Performers
| Opera North | |||
| Garry Walker | Conductor | 2021 Oct 02, 09 mat, 19, 21, 23, 26 mat, 28 | |
| Antony Hermus | Conductor | 2022 Feb 12, 16 | |
| Anthony Kraus | Conductor | 2022 Feb 18 | |
| Edward Dick | Director | ||
| Colin Richmond | Set Designer | ||
| Laura Hopkins | Costume Designer | ||
| Rick Fisher | Lighting Designer | ||
| Orchestra of Opera North | |||
| Lea Anderson | Choreography | ||
| Chrystal E Williams | Mezzo-soprano | Carmen | |
| Erin Caves | Tenor | Don José | |
| Camila Titinger | Soprano | Micaëla | 2021 Oct 02, 09 mat, 19, 21, 23, 26 mat, 28 |
| Alison Langer | Soprano | Micaëla | 2022 Feb 12, 16, 18 |
| Phillip Rhodes | Baritone | Escamillo | 2021 Oct 02, 09 mat, 19, 21, 23, 26 mat, 28 |
| Gyula Nagy | Baritone | Escamillo | 2022 Feb 12, 16, 18 |
| Amy Freston | Soprano | Frasquita | |
| Helen Évora | Mezzo-soprano | Mercédès | |
| Stuart Laing | Tenor | Le Remendado | |
| Dean Robinson | Bass | Le Dancaïre | |
| Christopher Nairne | Baritone | Moralès | 2021 Oct 02, 09 mat, 19, 21, 23, 26 mat, 28 |
| James Davies | Bass-baritone | Moralès | 2022 Feb 12, 16, 18 |
| Matthew Stiff | Bass-baritone | Zuniga | |
| Nando Messias | Spoken word | Lillas Pastia |
New production, sung in French with English titles
A woman on the margins of society, driven by a relentless desire for liberty, and a man in the grip of obsession: the sensuality, realism and violence of Carmen outraged many at its first performances. Almost 150 years later, Bizet’s opera presents us with new challenges, whilst the music - overflowing with passion, colour, energy and unforgettable melody - continues to mesmerise.
Garry Walker conducts his first production as Opera North’s Music Director, while Edward Dick directs a cast headed by American mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams in the Company’s first Carmen in more than a decade, following his Tosca (2018) and Hansel and Gretel (2017).