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Georges Bizet: Carmen - Opéra Comique, Paris

Georges Bizet: Carmen - Opéra Comique, Paris

Music, Drama

April 26, 2023 (2 years ago)

Overview

The opera "Carmen" caused a scandal at its premiere at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Now the feisty Carmen returns to where it all began. Andreas Homoki sets his new production at the Opéra Comique in several eras. Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez shines in the leading role, with Louis Langrée as musical director. Georges Bizet's world-famous opera returns to the site of its world premiere in 1875. German director Andreas Homoki transposes the story of the beautiful Romani woman and the soldier Don José into three epochs corresponding to the opera: the year of its scandalous premiere; the time of the Resistance, which alludes to the secret love affair; and the present day with the #MeToo movement, which stands for the heroine's sexual emancipation. Recording from April 26, 2023 at the Opéra Comique, Paris

ActorAge thenAge now
Gaëlle Arquez

Gaëlle Arquez

Carmen

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Frederic Antoun

Frederic Antoun

Don José

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Elbenita Kajtazi

Elbenita Kajtazi

Micaela

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Jean-Fernand Setti

Jean-Fernand Setti

Escamillo

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Norma Nahoun

Norma Nahoun

Frasquita

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Aliénor Feix

Aliénor Feix

Mercédès

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François Lis

François Lis

Zuniga

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Jean-Christophe Lanièce

Jean-Christophe Lanièce

Morales

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Louis Langrée

Louis Langrée

Conductor

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