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Arena di Verona Opera Festival

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Carmen

Sanja Anastasia

Anita Rachvelishvili

Ildikó Komlósi

Soprano

Irina Lungu

Michaela

Tatiana Ryaguzova

Rocío Ignacio

Natalia Roman

Tenor

Carlo Ventre

Don José

Massimo Giordano

Jorge de León

Baritone

Carlos Álvarez

Escamillo

Raymond Aceto

Dalibor Jenis

Francesca Micarelli

Frasquita

Irene Favro

Cristina Melis

Mercedes

Alice Marini

Federico Longhi

Dancaire

Gabriele Ribis

Nicolò Ceriani

Paolo Antognetti

Remendado

Saverio Fiore

Carlo Bosi

Bass

Seung Pil Choi

Zuniga

Víctor Garcia Sierra

Francesco Verna

Morales

Gianfranco Montresor

Conductor

Henrik Nánási

Julian Kovatchev

Stage director

Franco Zeffirelli

Set designer

Costume designer

Anna Anni

Fondazione Arena di Verona

Verona

Italy

Arena di Verona

100 years ago Bizet’s passionate and impressive opera Carmen was staged for the first time in the Arena in Verona.

In front of the imposing backdrop of the Roman amphitheatre Franco Zeffirelli‘s opulent production is conducted by Henrik Nánási and sung by an international cast of excellent singers: Ekaterina Semenchuk in the title role, Irina Lungu as Micaela, Carlo Ventre as Don Jose, Carlos Alvarez as Escamillo.

Carmen by G. Bizet, from Arena di Verona, 2014. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, conductor Henrik Nánási, starring Carlos Alvarez, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Carlo Ventre, Cristina Melis, Paolo Antognetti, Irina Lungu,Francesca Micarelli, Federico Longhi, Francesco Verna and Seung Pil Choi. Performed in French and subtitled in French, German, Italian and English (UK).

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