Details

The story of the gypsy girl Carmen whose love and passion switch from one man to another with tragic consequences. Probably the world's most famous opera and tunes. A Spanish story of love, treachery, passion and betrayal.

Cast/Performers

Berrak Dyer (Piano), Juliane Gallant (Piano), Flora McIntosh (Carmen), Lily Papaioannou (Carmen), Anthony Flaum (Jose), Mike Bracegirdle (Jose), Louisa Tee (Micaela), Roisin Walsh (Micaela), Richard Immergluck (Escamillo), Marc Callahan (Escamillo), James Harrison (Escamillo), Tom Stoddart (Dancaire), Tom Colwell (Dancaire), Lawrence Olsworth-Peter (Remendado), Philip Lee (Remendado), Edmund Hastings (Remendado), Emily-Jane Thomas (Frasquita), Hannah Sawle (Frasquita), Melanie Saunders (Mercedes), Camilla Bull (Mercedes), Marcin Gesla (Zuniga), Julian Charles Debreuil (Zuniga), Alyson Frazier (Flute), Emily Callaghan (Flute), Theo Balkwill (Cello), Alison Holford (Cello), Nicole Crospo O'Donoghue (Violin), Rose Hinton (Violin)

Creatives/Company

Music: Bizet
Lyrics(s): Meilhac, Halevy
Book by: Merimee
Company: Opera Up Close (in association with Soho Theatre and Belgrade Theatre Coventry)
Director: Rodula Gaitanou
Orchestration: Harry Blake (new orchestration)
Translation: Robin Norton-Hale (new English version)