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Bizet: Carmen

Bizet: Carmen

Georges Bizet's opera comique live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on March 7th, 2017

20172h 30m

Overview

With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, Carmen, the beautiful cigar-maker sets her sights on a soldier: Don José. Fate will do the rest. Composed to a libretto by Meilhac and Halévy based on Prosper Mérimée’s novella, the opera exploded the boundaries between tragedy and comedy with a modernity that caused a scandal at the time. Can we kill the one we love with love? The fiery beauty of Bizet’s music, where one unforgettable aria follows another, has worked year in, year out to make it the world’s most performed opera.

Directed by Calixto Bieito
Written by Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy, Prosper Mérimée
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Top Cast

Roberto Alagna

Roberto Alagna

Don José

Clémentine Margaine

Clémentine Margaine

Carmen

Roberto Tagliavini

Roberto Tagliavini

Escamillo

Aleksandra Kurzak

Aleksandra Kurzak

Micaëla

Vannina Santoni

Vannina Santoni

Frasquita

Bertrand de Billy

Bertrand de Billy

Self - Conductor

Themes & Keywords

opera

About Bizet: Carmen

Bizet: Carmen is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of opera. Directed by Calixto Bieito, it stars Roberto Alagna, Clémentine Margaine, Roberto Tagliavini. With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, Carmen, the beautiful cigar-maker sets her sights on a soldier: Don José. Fate will do the rest. Composed to a libretto by Meilhac and Halévy based on Prosper Mérimée’s novella, the opera exploded the boundaries between tragedy and comedy with a modernity that caused a scandal at the time. Can we kill the one we love with love? The fiery beauty of Bizet’s music, where one unforgettable aria follows another, has worked year in, year out to make it the world’s most performed opera.

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