Among Seville’s cigar makers, Carmen is the most attractive woman around. Arrested for the assault of a friend, she enthrals the brigadier Don José who lets her escape. For her, José abandons his childhood sweetheart, he gives up his rank, deserts the army… and to what ends will passion drive him when he loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous bullfighter Escamillo?
The first Parisian audiences at the Opéra Comique in 1875 were shocked to see the incarnation of such an independent heroine. Today, Carmen is the French opera that is most performed around the globe. Magnificently recreated by Bizet, this a searing depiction of a woman who craves love but creates obsession and jealousy. After Bizet’s sudden death in the same year as the premiere, Carmen won the hearts of audiences in Vienna, Brussels, Saint-Petersburg, New York… and only triumphed in Paris in 1883. OperaVision is live in Zurich for its first ever stream from its famous Opernhaus in a production by Andreas Homoki first staged at Opéra Comique earlier this season and here conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
The performance will start at 20:00 CET, but you can join us from 18:30 CET with thousands of other viewers sat in the square in front of the famous lake-side Opernhaus for a warm-up programme - in English and German!
Full performance streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 15 June 2024 at 20:00 CET and available until 15 September 2024 at 12:00 CET:
CAST
Carmen
Marina Viotti
Micaëla
Natalia Tanasii
Mercédès
Niamh O’Sullivan
Frasquita
Uliana Alexyuk
Don José
Saimir Pirgu
Escamillo
Łukasz Goliński
Le Remendado
Spencer Lang
Le Dancaïre
Jean-Luc Ballestra
Moralès
Gregory Feldmann
Zuniga
Stanislav Vorobyov
Orchestra
Philharmonia Zürich
Chorus
Oper Zürich Chorus
Oper Zürich SoprAlti Chorus
Children Chorus
Oper Zürich Children Chorus
Music
Georges Bizet
Text
Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Conductor
Gianandrea Noseda
Director
Andreas Homoki
Co-director and choreographer
Arturo Gama
Sets
Paul Zoller
Costumes
Gideon Davey
Lighting
Franck Evin
Chorus Master
Janko Kastelic
Dramaturgy
Kathrin Brunner
OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision.
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