Royal Opera House Presents - Carmen

Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet's score, which features Carmen’s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda conducts an exciting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the title role.)

Running time 220 minutes (including one interval)

Sung in French with English subtitles

Event Type: Live Broadcast

Music: Georges Bizet

Conductor: Antonello Manacorda

Director: Damiano Michieletto

Set Designer: Paolo Fantin

Costume Designer: Carla Teti

Lighting Designer: Alessandro Carletti

Carmen: Aigul Akhmetshina

Don José: Piotr Beczala

Micaëla: Olga Kulchynska

Escamillo: Kostas Smoriginas

Zuniga: Blaise Malaba

Moralès: Grisha Martirosyan

Frasquita: Sarah Dufresne

Mercédès: Gabriele Kupšyte

Dancaïro: Pierre Doyen

Remendado: Vincent Ordonneau

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid and La Scala, Milan