Organization

Conductor

Tadeusz Wojciechowski

Tadeusz Kozłowski

Stage director

Laco Adamik

Set designer

Milan David

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Jerzy Stachowiak

Choreographer

Dobrosława Gutek-Woźniak

Chorus master

Dawid Jarząb

Maciej Salski

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Agnieszka Makówka

Carmen

Bernadetta Grabias

Tenor

Dominik Sutowicz

Don José

Paweł Skałuba

Soprano

Patrycja Krzeszowska

Michaela

Dorota Wójcik

Monika Cichocka

Anna Wierzbicka

Baritone

Łukasz Motkowicz

Escamillo

Arkadiusz Anyszka

Bass

Robert Ulatowski

Zuniga

Rafał Pikała

Hanna Okońska

Frasquita

Aleksandra Borkiewicz

Olga Maroszek

Mercedes

Przemysław Rezner

Dancaire

Dawid Kwieciński

Remendado

Zenon Kowalski

Morales

Andrzej Kostrzewski

Spoken

Zbigniew Kuźnik

Lillas Pastia

Katarzyna Nowosad

Krzysztof Marciniak

Teatr Wielki Łódź

Others

Chór Dzieciecy Teatru Wielkiego w Łodzi

Choir of the Grand Theater in Łódź

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Grand Theater in Łódź

Ballet

Ballet of the Grand Theater in Łódź

French

Łódź

Poland

La Tragédie de Carmen

Public

Polish

Approved

An opera in four acts. Performance in French with Polish subtitles. Bizet once wrote that if there were no adultery, fanaticism, crime, evil and supernatural powers in the world, composers would have nothing to write their operas about. This does not change the fact that CARMEN - a story of sexual obsession and inevitable murder for love - initially caused consternation among Parisian viewers, unaccustomed to such a daring combination of comic and tragic elements. The controversial subject and the mixing of comic and tragic elements, which was unacceptable at the time, contributed to a very cold reception of the opera during its Paris premiere. Today, listening to one of the most beautiful operas in the history of music, it is very hard to believe. The combination of unusual, Bizet's music, full of temperament and brilliance, and the top-class libretto resulted in a work of genius in every respect. The composer created a work full of tension, delightful with an exotic image of mysterious, and yet not so distant for a Frenchman - Spain. The performance is co-financed from the "Promotion of Creativity" operating program of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. GOLDEN MASK for MILAN DAVID for the best scenography of the 2006/2007 season in the CARMEN performance. Recording and editing: Małgorzata Szemioth Sound: Mariusz Pikor GOLDEN MASK for MILAN DAVID for the best scenography of the 2006/2007 season in the performance CARMEN. Recording and editing: Małgorzata Szemiot Sound: Mariusz Pikor GOLDEN MASK for MILAN DAVID for the best scenography of the 2006/2007 season in the performance CARMEN. Recording and editing: Małgorzata Szemiot Sound: Mariusz Pikor

Carmen Bizet

Bizet napisał kiedyś, że gdyby na świecie nie było cudzołóstwa, fanatyzmu, zbrodni, zła i mocy nadprzyrodzonych, kompozytorzy nie mieliby o czym pisać swoich oper. Nie zmienia to faktu, że CARMEN – opowieść o seksualnej obsesji i nieuchronnym zabójstwie z miłości – wywołała z początku konsternację paryskich widzów, nienawykłych do tak brawurowego połączenia elementów komicznych z tragicznymi. Kontrowersyjny temat oraz niedopuszczalne ówcześnie mieszanie elementów komicznych z tragicznymi przyczyniło się do bardzo chłodnego przyjęcia opery podczas paryskiej prapremiery. Dziś, słuchając jednej z najpiękniejszych oper w historii muzyki, bardzo trudno w to uwierzyć.
Połączenie niezwykłej, pełnej temperamentu i blasku muzyki Bizeta oraz najwyższej klasy libretta zaowocowało dziełem genialnym pod każdym względem. Kompozytor stworzył utwór pełen napięć, zachwycający egzotycznym obrazem tajemniczej, a przecież nie aż tak dla Francuza odległej – Hiszpanii.

polski

Bizet once wrote that had there been no adultery, fanatism, crime, evil or the supernatural, composers would not have had ideas for their operas. CARMEN, however, that story about sexual obsession and inevitable murder for love, provoked consternation of the Parisian audience, unaccustomed to such bold a mixture of comic and tragic elements. The controversial subject matter and the mixing of comic and tragic elements – a thing unheard of at the time of its premiere – resulted in CARMEN being received very coldly during its first performance in Paris. Today this is very hard to believe, because CARMEN is considered one of the most beautiful opera pieces of all time.
The combination of extraordinary, fiery, glamorous music by Bizet and a world-class libretto resulted in a work that is genius in every aspect. The composer created a gripping piece that enchants the viewers with exotic images of the mysterious – although, it would seem, not so distant to a Frenchman – Spain.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble