Intro

Carmen

Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)

From 10/06/2012 in Antwerp - from 27/06/2012 in Ghent

• Musical direction: Dmitri Jurowski / Yannis Pouspourikas
• Director: Daniel Kramer
• Carmen: Viktoria Vizin / Anna Goryachova
• Don José: Roberto Saccà / Erik Fenton / Gordon Gietz
• Escamillo: Aris Argiris / Roberto Tagliavini
• Micaela: Alexandra Coku / Hanne Roos

Passion. Obsession. Death.

Bizet's heroine is a real femme fatale. Carmen is a predatory female in the purest sense: she flirts with Don José, seduces him and breaks his heart by chatting up a toreador. Emotions run high in the provincial town. Jealously, feelings of revenge and a want for freedom determine the atmosphere. With hits such as Habanera and Les Toréadors, Bizet's Carmen is currently one of the most popular operas. At the première in 1875 the audience was shocked and stayed away. Now, Carmen is a global box-office hit and therefore a fitting close to the opera season.

Production of Opera North Leeds.

Team

Passion is guaranteed with Carmen, especially with Viktoria Vizin, the Hungarian mezzo-soprano who already played the part of Carmen very successfully in the prestigious Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Royal Opera Covent Garden in London. Her opponent is tenor Roberto Saccà, a much sought-after soloist of Verdi and Mozart's repertoire. Director Daniel Kramer is sometimes called the new enfant terrible of the London theatre and opera scene. He will undoubtedly give us a challenging take on this classic.

• Musical direction
  Dmitri Jurowski - 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 27, 28, 29, 30 Jun 2012
• Yannis Pouspourikas - 19 Jun en 1, 3, 5 Jul 2012
• Director
  Daniel Kramer
• Set design
  Soutra Gilmour
• Costumes
  Gabrielle Dalton
• Lightning
  Charles Balfour
• Choreography
  Tim Claydon
• Lucy Burge
• Chorus master
  Yannis Pouspourikas
• Choir
  Koor van de Vlaamse Opera
• Orchestra
  Symfonisch Orkest van de Vlaamse Opera
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• Carmen
  Viktoria Vizin - 10, 12, 16, 19, 27, 29 Jun en 3, 5 Jul 2012
• Anna Goryachova - 13, 15, 17, 28, 30 Jun en 1 Jul 2012
• Don José
  Roberto Saccà - 10, 12, 16, 19, 27, 29 Jun en 1 Jul 2012
• Erik Fenton - 15, 17, 28, 30 Jun en 3, 5 Jul 2012
• Gordon Gietz - 13 Jun 2012
• Escamillo
  Aris Argiris - 10, 12, 16, 19, 27, 29, 30 Jun en 1, 3, 5 Jul 2012
• Roberto Tagliavini - 13, 15, 17, 28 Jun 2012
• Micaela
  Alexandra Coku - 10, 12, 16, 19, 27, 29 Jun en 1 Jul 2012
• Hanne Roos - 13, 15, 17, 28, 30 Jun en 3, 5 Jul 2012
• Moralès
  Andrew Ashwin
• Frasquita
  Laura Nicorescu
• Mercédès
  Letitia Singleton
• Remendado
  Gijs Van der Linden
• Dancairo
  Nabil Suliman
• Zuniga
  Jaco Huijpen