Opera

Carmen

Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875)
Opera in three acts
Sung in French, with German surtitles
Libretto: Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella (1845) by Prosper Mérimée
Premiere: 1875 in Paris

Trailer: Ullrich Bohn - Theater TV
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster

"Carmen" is still one of the most popular operas today, although the audience at its 1875 premiere initially reacted in shock. After all, Bizet elevated underprivileged, ordinary people - the fatally seductive Carmen and the deserting solider Don José - to the stars of the opera. Nevertheless, the opera began its triumphant march into the music history books, and over 140 years later, the work continues to fascinate audiences with its exotic world of smugglers, bullfighters, smoking and quarrelling factory workers, policemen, children and soldiers.

Cast

Conductor Yoel Gamzou
Director Uwe Eric Laufenberg
Revival Director Silvia Gatto
Stage Design Gisbert Jäkel
Costume Design Antje Sternberg (Entwürfe), Louise Buffetrille (Ausführung)
Lighting Design Andreas Frank
Video Gérard Naziri
Chorus Master Albert Horne
Choreography Consultant Myriam Lifka
Youth Choir Niklas Sikner
Dramaturgy Laura Weber, Marie Johannsen
Carmen Silvia Hauer, Fleuranne Brockway
Don José Aaron Cawley
Escamillo Jordan Shanahan
Micaëla Heather Engebretson
Le Remendado Ralf Rachbauer
Zuniga Mikhail Biryukov
Le Dancaïre Erik Biegel
Moralès Darcy Carroll
Frasquita Stella An
Mercédès Sarah Mehnert, Louise Fenbury
Lillas Pastia Thomas Braun
Jugendkantorei der Ev. Singakademie Wiesbaden, Chor, Extrachor & Statisterie des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden, Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden

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