Carmen: Festival d'Aix‐en‐Provence
About the Event
Admire one of the most famous operas of all times on the grandiose scene of Grand Théâtre de Provence: director Dmitri Tcherniakov offers his vision of Carmen, Bizet's mythical story of freedom and passion.
Bizet's masterpiece, based on Prosper Mérimée's short story, has been offering an infinite number of readings to several generations of opera directors since its creation in 1875. Tcherniakov's approach is to show us Carmen, the magnificent rebellious bird, through the eyes of José, her rejected lover.
Sung in French with English surtitles
Cast / Production
Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado
Director and stage designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume designer: Elena Zaitseva
Lighting designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Carmen: Stéphanie d’Oustrac
Don José: Michael Fabiano
Micaëla: Elsa Dreisig
Escamillo: Teddy Tahu Rhodes
Frasquita: Gabrielle Philiponet
Mercédès: Virginie Verrez
Zuniga: Christian Helmer
Moralès: Pierre Doyen
Le Dancaïre: Guillaume Andrieux
Le Remendado: Mathias Vidal
Chorus: Chœur Aedes
Children's choir: Maîtrise des Bouches‐du‐Rhône
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris
