​Georges Bizet

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Met Opera 2024  

Cast:

Aigul Akmetshina

Piotr Beczala

Angel Blue

Kyle Ketelsen

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Director – Carrie Cracknell

Set Design –  Micheal Levine

Costume – Tom Scutt

Choreography –  Ann Yee

Lighting Design –  Guy Hoare

Video Design –  Roland Horgath @rocafilm

Photo Credits –Roland Horvath

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A vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labour structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.

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Carrie Cracknell on creating a feminist Carmen at the Met

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“The first unmissable opera of the year”

 The Observer

 

“A daring new production... takes flight ... A Carmen that felt alive.”

The Washington Post 

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“A magnetic Aigul Akhmetshina ... truly impressive”

The New York Times 

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