Royal Opera House: Carmen

This ever-popular opera is given a fresh point of view in Barrie Kosky’s highly physical production, originally created for Frankfurt Opera. The Australian director is one of the world’s most sought-after opera directors, whose Royal Opera debut with Shostakovich’s The Nose in 2016 was greeted with delight. For Carmen he has devised a far-from-traditional version, incorporating music written by Bizet for the score but not usually heard, and giving a new voice to the opera’s endlessly fascinating central character.

Cast

Anna Goryachova

Carmen

Francesco Meli

Don José

Kostas Smoriginas

Escamillo

Gyula Nagy

Moralès

Kristina Mkhitaryan

Micaëla

David Soar

Zuniga

Jacquelyn Stucker

Frasquita

Aigul Akhmetshina

Mercédès

Pierre Doyen

Dancaïro

Jean-Paul Fouchécourt

Remendado

Crew

Jakub Hrůša

Conductor

Georges Bizet

Compositor

Barrie Kosky

Director

Constantinos Carydis

Writer

Otto Pichler

Choreographer

Pati Marr

Director

Clips & Videos

Carmen - Habanera (Bizet; Anna Goryachova, The Royal Opera 2018)

Carmen trailer (The Royal Opera)

Barrie Kosky on Carmen (The Royal Opera)

The Royal Opera Chorus on performing Carmen (The Royal Opera)

Insights into The Royal Opera's new production of Carmen