London Coliseum
St Martin's Ln, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4ES
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Carmen
- 2hrs 45mins
- London Coliseum
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Fierce love can’t be tamed. As part of the English National Opera’s 2022/23 season, CARMEN is coming to the London Coliseum for a limited time only.
ENO favourite Jamie Manton returns to direct Calixto Bieito’s beloved production, exploring the complex relationships between the sexes at the tail-end of Franco’s regime in the 1970s, with Bizet’s searing score, featuring popular opera songs like March of the Toreadors and Habanera, conducted by Kerem Hasan, returning from 2022’s production of Cosí fan tutte.
Ginger Costa-Jackson plays the title role alongside Sean Panikkar, who returns to the role of Don José from the ENO’s 2020 production. Also returning to the ENO are audience favourites Nmon Ford (Escamillo), Sophie Bevan (Micaela) and Keel Watson (Zuniga).
The cast is rounded out by ENO Harewood Artists Benson Wilson, Alexandra Oomens and Innocent Masuku.
Co-production with Den Norske Opera and Ballet
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CARMEN: a woman ablaze with passion, surrounded by men possessed by obsession and jealousy. One of opera’s most well-known characters sets herself on a road to tragedy when she meets Don José, a corporal in the army searching for love.
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2 hours 45 minutes.
Ginger Costa-Jackson (Carmen), Sean Panikkar (Done José), Nmon Ford (Escamillo), Sophie Bevan (Micaela), Keel Watson (Zuniga), Benson Wilson (Morales), Alexandra Oomens (Fraquita – except 9 & 11 Feb), Ellie Laugharne (Fraquisa – 9 & 11 Feb), Niamh O’Sullivan (Mercedes), Seán Boylan (Dancairo), Innocent Masuku (Remendado).
Kerem Hasan (Conductor), Calixto Dieito (Director), Jamie Manton (Revival Director), Alfons Flores (Set Designer), Merce Paloma (Costume Designer), Bruno Poet (Lighting Designer), Martin Doone (Revival Lighting Designer), Christopher Cowell (Translation).