Release Date

15 Jan, 2010

Runtime

02:46: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The Metropolitan Opera presentes Carmen by Georges Bizet

Richard Eyre’s stunning new production of Bizet’s opera was the talk of the town when it was unveiled on New Year’s Eve 2009. Elīna Garanča leads the cast as the iconic gypsy of the title—a woman desired by every man but determined to remain true to herself. Roberto Alagna is Don José, the soldier who falls under her spell and sacrifices everything for her love, only to be cast aside when the toreador Escamillo (Teddy Tahu Rhodes) piques Carmen’s interest. With dances created by star choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and conducted by rising maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, this Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet’s tale to thrilling life, from its lighthearted beginning to its inevitably tragic climax.

Original Title

Bizet: Carmen

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Actors

Roberto Alagna

Elina Garanca

Barbara Frittoli

Teddy Tahu Rhodes

Elizabeth Caballero

Sandra Piques Eddy

Keith Miller

Trevor Scheunemann

Earle Patriarco

Keith Jameson

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

MET Orchestra

Crew

Henri Meilhac

Richard Eyre

Ludovic Halévy

Georges Bizet

Gary Halvorson