The Royal Opera - live screening
Bizet CARMEN
Cast: Aigul Akhmetshina, Piotr Beczala, Olga Kulchynska, Kostas Smoriginas, Blaise Malaba, Grisha Martirosyan, Sarah Dufresne, Gabrielė Kupšytė, Pierre Doyen, Vincent Ordonneau
Conductor: Antonello Manacorda
Director: Damiano Michieletto
Running time: 220 minutes (including one interval)
Sung in French with English subtitles
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.