Opéra de Paris

Carmen

In Cinemas 22, 23 & 26 Mar 2025
Conductor
Sir Mark Elder
Orchestra
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
Cast
Elīna Garanča (Carmen), Roberto Alagna (Don José), Maria Agresta (Micaëla), Ildar Abdrazakov (Escamillo), Vannina Santoni (Frazquita), Antoinette Dennefeld (Mercédès)
Composer
Georges Bizet
Director
Calixto Bieito
Set Design
Alfons Flores
Duration
Approx.3h incl. interval
Sung in French, with English subtitles
Captured live from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, July 2017
Official Event Listing

Opera in four acts (1875)

Encore Screenings! The first words uttered by Carmen (Elīna Garanča) mark one of the greatest entrances in the history of opera and express all that need be said: “Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame”. With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, the beautiful cigar-maker sets her sights on a soldier: Don José (Roberto Alagna). Fate will do the rest...

Carmen’s irrepressible freedom, coupled with a need to live ever more intensely on a knife-edge, is present in Calixto Bieito’s production as in no other.

The luxury cast is conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

Opéra de Paris

Opéra de Paris is one of the world's greatest opera and ballet companies. Founded more than three centuries ago by Louis XIV, it now holds performances in two theatres, the Palais Garnier (1875) and the Opéra Bastille (1989). The company’s mission is to preserve and develop our operatic and ballet heritage and it gives more than 350 performances per year. Great composers such as Rameau, Gluck, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod, Massenet, Poulenc and Messiaen all gave the first performances of their works here.

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