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| Composer | Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy, |
| Year | 1875 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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AberdeenCarmenNew production
Bizet: Carmen
Dane Lam; John Fulljames; Scottish Opera; Sarah Beaton; Christina Cunningham; James Farncombe; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
EdinburghCarmenNew production
Bizet: Carmen
Dane Lam; John Fulljames; Scottish Opera; Sarah Beaton; Christina Cunningham; James Farncombe; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
LeipzigCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Matthias Foremny; Lindy Hume; Oper Leipzig; Dan Potra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Oper Leipzig Chorus
PragueCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Tomáš Brauner; Grischa Asagaroff; Prague National Theatre Opera; Zbyněk Müller; Luigi Perego; Daniel Tesař
StuttgartCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Julia Jones; Sebastian Nübling; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Killian Farrell; Muriel Gerstner; Gerard Cleven
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Fulljames' police thriller Carmen closes Scottish Opera season
Fine singing from Justina Gringytė, Alok Kumar and Hye-Youn Lee lead a strong supporting cast, with Dane Lam conducting the Scottish Opera Orchestra and Chorus on top form.
On a knife-edge: Carmen returns to English National Opera
Bieito’s vivid production of Bizet's most famous work is a classic; his attack on toxic masculinity is visceral, made more potent by an excellent leading pair of singers.
Sex, seagulls and sails: Opera Australia's Carmen on Cockatoo Island
Sydney may possess the most iconic opera house in the world, but Opera Australia ventured outdoors once more for a successful rock 'n' roll-themed Carmen on Cockatoo Island, with a stage positioned at water's edge.
Bad girls make good opera: Carmen in Kansas City
A well-sung, traditional production of Carmen opens the season for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Staatsoper Hamburg's new Carmen: a sumptuous theatrical experience
“Jealous lover kills local slut” might be the tabloid headline, but Bizet's Carmen is much more than that, especially in this visually stunning new production in Hamburg, directed by Herbert Fritsch.