Name: Carmen Bizet
Uploaded: 2023-07-11T11:43:34.000Z
Description: Introducing the trailer for our 2023 production of Carmen which runs from the 11–19 August.A powerful new vision of Bizet's masterpiece. Carmen is our headli...

Soprano

Catriona Hewitson

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Live Stream and VOD

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Noemi Marconi

• Love blooms in this spirited new telling of Donizetti’s evergreen rom-com, from the director of SO: On Screen’s Così fan tutte.  What hope does a poor gardener have? None, in the romantic jungle of Regency England. Or so it would seem. Naïve young Nemorino adores Adina (who also happens to be his boss). Adina, wealthy and sophisticated, barely notices his existence. Enter Dulcamara – travelling salesman extraordinaire – and his miraculous ‘elixir of love’! But will it be magic, or a more natural kind of chemistry altogether, that finally brings this oddly-matched pair together?   Donizetti’s sparkling score balances mischievous humour with beautifully tender moments – including Nemorino’s poignant ‘Una furtiva lagrima’ – the story fizzing along between sincere sentiment and fast-paced patter.  Director Roxana Haines (Così fan tutte 2020, La boheme 2020), looks to the elegance and wit of Jane Austen for this sunny new production. Featuring Scottish Opera Emerging Artists Arthur Bruce, Catriona Hewitson and Shengzhi Ren, alongside Roland Wood (La boheme 2020) as Dulcamara, an 18-strong chorus and The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, it promises a fresh new take on this ever-entertaining and romantic tale of love, jealously and joy.    All performers observe current physical distancing guidelines throughout the filming of this concert.  Running time approx. 2 hours Sung in Italian  Supported by Garfield Weston Foundation (Weston Culture Fund), The Robertson Trust and Scottish Opera's Emerging Artist Benefactors  DIGITAL PROGRAMME Click here to find out more in our digital programme: https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/disc...  SUPPORT US Please consider making a donation to support our work at https://scottishopera.enthuse.com/don...  Thank you to all of our supporters who are helping us as we do our best to create extraordinary opera in these extraordinary times.  --------------------------  UP NEXT ON YOUTUBE Watch more Scottish Opera short films ⟶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...  Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte ⟶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MFdn...  Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⟶ https://www.youtube.com/user/Scottish...  --------------------------  CONNECT WITH US  Sign up to our e-newsletter ⟶ https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/sign...  Facebook ⟶ https://www.facebook.com/ScottishOpera  Twitter ⟶ https://twitter.com/ScottishOpera  Instagram⟶ https://www.instagram.com/scottishopera/  --------------------------  ABOUT SCOTTISH OPERA We are Scotland’s national opera company and the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland.  Scottish Opera was founded by Alexander Gibson in 1962 and inaugurated with a production of Madama Butterfly at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow. In 1974 Scottish Opera purchased the Theatre Royal Glasgow, which reopened in 1975 as Scotland’s first national opera house.  The Orchestra of Scottish Opera was founded in 1980. Stuart Stratford was appointed Music Director in 2015 following conducting engagements with The Orchestra of Scottish Opera and in the Company's production of Janáček’s Jenůfa.  #scottishopera #opera #donizetti #filmedopera #bridgerton #regencyfashion #elixiroflove

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