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
Cast & Creative
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 Gabrielė Kupšytė 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
