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Bizet's Carmen is one of those rare operas in which every number seems to be a familiar favourite melody. It is jam-packed with sexy solos, rousing choruses, impassioned arias and Spanish dances. Tuneful, colourful, evocative and dramatic, Carmen has remained one of the most popular works in the opera repertory since it first appeared on the Paris stage in 1875.
The Spanish heat and gypsy passion return to the stage as The Royal Opera presents the first revival of Francesca Zambello’s lavish and vibrant production. Nancy Fabiola Herrera plays the fickle Spanish temptress opposite Marcelo Álvarez as Don José, the soldier she forces to murderous jealousy over her new affair with the bullfighter Escamillo, played by Kyle Ketelsen; Susan Gritton plays the innocent Micaëla, who is unable to stave off the disastrous obsession of her brother.
This performance is sung in French with English surtitles.
Running Time
3 hours 35 minutes
Address
Royal Opera House
Bow Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9DD
Travel
Nearest Tube: Covent Garden
Nearest Rail: Charing Cross
Bus Routes: 11, 88, 168, 176
Parking: NCP at Drury Lane and Shelton Street. There are 4 spaces for orange badge holders on Bow Street and 3 on Floral Street.
Access
The venue is fully accessible to wheelchair users. There are spaces for wheelchair users and transfer seating is available.
A Brahler infra-red assisted-hearing facility is available in the main auditorium and the Linbury Studio Theatre. Collect headsets from the cloakroom in the main foyer.
Guide dogs are allowed into the auditorium and staff are available to dog sit if required.
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