Opera North
Carmen
Bizet
Tue 17 May - Fri 20 May
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Carmen, the ultimate femme fatale, is at the centre of Bizet’s fiery and passionate opera, a heady mix of sex and death in which every tune is a hit. Carmen outraged its first night audience in Paris back in 1875, yet has gone on to become one of the world’s most popular operas.
Celebrated Director, Daniel Kramer sets this production in a contemporary world where passionate rhythms mix with the sizzling heat to bring to life a sexy, gripping production which pulls no punches.
A new production.
Sung in French with English titles.
Suitable for ages 12+ (brief nudity)
Read This Blog
Playwright Kay Mellor OBE was dazzled by a daring Carmen, read her blog here.
Carmen in a nutshell
Read on for quick fire information on Opera North’s production of Carmen
• Passion, lust, betrayal, obsession, destruction
• One of the top ten most popular operas
• Listen to the world Famous music – The Habanera and Les Toreadors.
• ‘Burningly ambitious and fiercely talented…’ Daily Telegraph on Director, Daniel Kramer
• Sung in French with English subtitles
• Last 2 hours 45 minutes
The Cast:
Carmen - Sandra Piques Eddy
Don José - Peter Wedd
Michaela - Elizabeth Atherton
Mercedes - Annie Gill & Claire Pascoe
Frasquita - Claire Wild
Escamillo - Kostas Smoriginas
Zuniga - Keel Watson
Morales - Paul Gibson
Remendado - Campbell Russell
Dancairo - Nicholas Butterfield
Lilas Pastia - Peter Bodenham
This season Carmen is sung by American Mezzo Soprano Sandra Piques Eddy, read her interview here.
Dancers:
Marie Hallager, Anderson, Bradley Richardson, Gregoire A Meyer, Lucy Glover, Katie Moorhead & Ricky Morrell.
Director: Daniel Kramer
Conductor: Alex Ingram
The Story:
The scorching sun beats down on small town Seville. Carmen, the ultimate femme fatale, arouses burning desires as she flirts with the men, seducing mild mannered Don Jose. She steals his heart but then crushes it – lured away by the danger of life with gangster Escamillo. But her cruelty causes a storm of madness, where spiralling emotions lead to tragedy…
Access Information
Signed performance by Mary Connell
Tue 17 May 7pm.
Find out how to book here.
Audio Described performance by Vocaleyes
Tue 17 May 7pm. Touch Tour 5.45pm.
Find out how to book here.
Have your say
After the audio described performance of Carmen there will be an opportunity to give feedback on the audio description and touch tour.
This is part of a pilot audience reception project which aims to evaluate to what extent access facilities meet audience requirements and to raise awareness of these services so that wider audiences can enjoy access to the arts.
Your feedback would be extremely valuable and we’d love for you to be involved, so please do contact Becky on 0113 22 33 590 or email becky.lane@operanorth.co.uk to find out more.
You can also email the researcher at sarahweaver2011@hotmail.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.
