Royal Opera House - Carmen
The Spanish heat and gypsy passion of Carmen take to the stage as The Royal Opera presents this great core masterpiece in a production new in 2007.
Francesca Zambello’s vibrant direction with Tanya McCallin’s richly coloured designs create the sun-drenched and sultry world of 19th-century Spain, with its ranks of soldiers and crowd of peasants, its gypsies and bullfighters, its spectacle and its deadly, white hot emotions.
Italian-born Anna Caterina Antonacci plays the fickle temptress of the title, a role for which she has been greatly acclaimed. Heart-throb German tenor Jonas Kaufmann is Don José, the soldier she forces to murderous jealousy over her affair with the bullfighter Escamillo. This outstanding cast, under the baton of Royal Opera Music Director, Antonio Pappano, play out this famous story with its sexy solos, rousing choruses, impassioned arias and Spanish dances of one of the most famously tuneful of all operas – the seductive Habanera and the Toreador’s Song are just two of its many familiar melodies.
With show-stopping imagery, ear-catching music and heart-stopping drama, it’s easy to see why, since it first appeared on the Paris stage in 1875, Bizet’s Carmen has remained one of the most enduringly popular works in the entire opera repertory.
The Royal Opera House presents 'Carmen' - screening at ODEON Uxbridge for one day only.
Francesca Zambello’s vibrant direction with Tanya McCallin’s richly coloured designs create the sun-drenched and sultry world of 19th-century Spain, with its ranks of soldiers and crowd of peasants, its gypsies and bullfighters, its spectacle and its deadly, white hot emotions.
Italian-born Anna Caterina Antonacci plays the fickle temptress of the title, a role for which she has been greatly acclaimed. Heart-throb German tenor Jonas Kaufmann is Don José, the soldier she forces to murderous jealousy over her affair with the bullfighter Escamillo. This outstanding cast, under the baton of Royal Opera Music Director, Antonio Pappano, play out this famous story with its sexy solos, rousing choruses, impassioned arias and Spanish dances of one of the most famously tuneful of all operas – the seductive Habanera and the Toreador’s Song are just two of its many familiar melodies.
With show-stopping imagery, ear-catching music and heart-stopping drama, it’s easy to see why, since it first appeared on the Paris stage in 1875, Bizet’s Carmen has remained one of the most enduringly popular works in the entire opera repertory.
The Royal Opera House presents 'Carmen' - screening at ODEON Uxbridge for one day only.
Runtime: 166 min
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Content guidance: Contains mild violence and sight of knives
Date(s):
Content guidance: Contains mild violence and sight of knives
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