Carmen
Georges Bizet
Carmen
Bizet’s Carmen belongs to the greatest repertoire keepers of opera theatres. The libretto was written by an experienced duo of H. Meilhac and L. Halévy upon Prosper Mérimée’s novel that was based on a true story.
Carmen was something entirely new for his contemporaries as it realistically presents the story of an ill-fated love of Don José and Carmen the gypsy who provokes him to jealousy by falling in love with Escamillo the toreador. José does not let Carmen to go to corrida where Escamillo is winning and murders her. Bizet’s fascinating music took inspiration from the rhythms of Spanish folk music, mainly seguidilla and habanera. Besides the famous arias and duets the opera thrills also with its spellbinding chorals.
Bizet died three months after an unsuccessful premiere of Carmen and did not see its massive success that came later.
Creators
- Musical arrangement:
- Jiří Štrunc
- Conductors:
- Jiří Štrunc / Jakub Zicha
- Directed by:
- Martin Otava
- Stage Design:
- Lukáš Kuchinka
- Costume:
- Dana Haklová
- Light design:
- Antonín Pfleger
- Script Editor:
- Zbyněk Brabec
- Choirmaster:
- Jakub Zicha
- Choreography:
- Nelly Danko
- Assistant director:
- Jakub Hliněnský
- Assistant Choreographer:
- Martin Šinták
- Musical preparation:
- Maxim Averkiev, Martin Marek
- Prompter:
- Viktorie Šimůnková
- Stage manager:
- Petra Kuldová Tolašová
Prersons and actors
- Carmen:
- Jana Foff Tetourová / Nina Gracheva / Václava Krejčí Housková
- Don José:
- Paolo Lardizzone
- Micaela:
- Megan Barrera / Doubravka Novotná / Ivana Veberová
- Escamillo:
- Csaba Kotlár / Jiří Rajniš
- Zuniga:
- Jan Hnyk / Jevhen Šokalo
- Frasquita:
- Radka Sehnoutková / Doubravka Novotná
- Mercedes:
- Ivana Klimentová / Jana Piorecká
- Remendado:
- Viktor Bezkorovainyi / Tomáš Kořínek
- Dancairo:
- Jakub Hliněnský / Daniel Kfelíř
- Morales:
- Jakub Hliněnský / Jiří Kubík
- Sbor opery, Orchestr opery DJKT, Balet DJKT, Kajetán – Dětský sbor opery DJKT
Photos from the production
Photo author: Martina Root
- The opera will be staged in the French original.
- The length of the production is given including 1 intermission.
