Kosky's Carmen fails to light fires

By David Karlin, 15 February 2018

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“Half an hour in, you start to see the same patterns used repeatedly”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 14 February 2018

Bizet, Carmen

The Royal Opera

Jakub Hrůša, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Katrin Lea Tag, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Anna Goryachova, Carmen

Francesco Meli, Don José

Kostas Smoriginas, Escamillo

Kristina Mkhitaryan, Micaëla

David Soar, Zuniga

Jacquelyn Stucker, Frasquita

Aigul Akhmetshina, Mercédès

Gyula Nagy, Moralès

Pierre Doyen, Le Dancaïre

Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Le Remendado

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Kosky's Carmen fails to light fires at Covent Garden