Organization

Admin

Hong Kong Arts Festival

Hong Kong Cultural Center

Direction d'orchestre

Direction d'orchestre (+1)

Victor Jacob

Mise en scène

Mise en scène (+4)

Romain Gilbert

Chorégraphie

Danseur (+1)

Vincent Chaillet

Costumes

Décors (+2)

Christian Lacroix

Décors

Antoine Fontaine

Lumières

Hervé Gary

Mezzo-soprano (+5)

Héloïse Mas

Carmen

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Deepa Johnny

Ténor (+4)

Julien Behr

Don José

Ténor (+2)

Kévin Amiel

Baryton (+5)

Edwin Crossley-Mercer

Escamillo

Soprano (+2)

Iulia Maria Dan

Michaela

Soprano

Faustine De Monès

Frasquita

Ambroisine Bré

Mercedes

Baryton (+4)

Yoann Dubruque

Morales

Baryton (+3)

Florent Karrer

Dancaire

Ténor (+5)

Thomas Morris

Remendado

Basse (+5)

Nicolas Brooymans

Zuniga

Chorus

Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

Opera Hong Kong Children Chorus

Orchestra

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Palazzetto Bru Zane

Opéra Royal

Opéra de Rouen Normandie

A heart-wrenching story, passionate characters and glorious melodies have made Carmen one of the best-loved operas of all time. Set in southern Spain, it tells the story of young soldier Don José. After he is seduced by the beautiful gypsy Carmen, he abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts his military duties, only to be cast aside in favour of glamorous toreador Escamillo.

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of composer Georges Bizet’s death, this unique production invites today’s audiences to experience the spirit and atmosphere of the drama as it was originally performed at its Paris premiere in 1875, in the version with recitatives by Ernest Guiraud performed just seven months later. With its sassy, liberated heroine, the opera scandalised its audience by breaking with social and dramatic conventions. Within a decade, Carmen had become an international sensation.

This enthralling version of Carmen recreates the staging and décor of the original, based on an impeccably preserved production archive. The archive also included watercolour paintings of the original costumes, which have been reinvented by celebrated fashion designer Christian Lacroix. Conductor Victor Jacob and stage director Romain Gilbert lead the distinguished cast, creative team and combined Hong Kong and French musical forces, taking us back in time in fitting tribute to Bizet and his enduring masterpiece.

Carmen, Bizet

Distribution

Carmen

Don José

Escamillo

Micaëla

Frasquita

Mercédès

Moralès

Le Dancaïre

Le Remendado

Zuniga

Équipage

Mise en scène

Direction d'orchestre

Décors

Costumes

Lumières

Chorégraphie

Instrumentation

Producteur

Producteur

Ensemble

Orchestre

Chœur

Coproducteur

Coproducteur

À propos de

Compositeur

Livret

Description

Synopsis de la Production