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Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Clémentine Margaine

Carmen

Tenor

Yonghoon Lee

Don José

Roberto Alagna

Baritone

Kyle Ketelsen

Escamillo

Alexander Vinogradov

Michael Todd Simpson

Soprano

Guanqun Yu

Michaela

Aleksandra Kurzak

Susanna Phillips

Bass

Richard Bernstein

Zuniga

Raymond Aceto

Javier Arrey

Dancaire

Scott Scully

Remendado

Eduardo Valdes

Sydney Mancasola

Frasquita

Danielle Talamantes

Sarah Mesko

Mercedes

Samantha Hankey

Adrian Timpau

Morales

Alexey Lavrov

Conductor

Omer Meir Wellber

Louis Langrée

Stage director

Richard Eyre

Set designer

Rob Howell

Lighting designer

Peter Mumford

Choreographer

Christopher Wheeldon

The Metropolitan Opera

French

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

When Sir Richard Eyre’s high-energy production of Bizet’s ever-popular Carmen had its Met premiere in 2009, it starred Roberto Alagna as Don José, the wayward officer whose desperate love for the title Gypsy proves their undoing. The French-Italian tenor reprised his celebrated portrayal during the 2018–19 season, including in this steamy Live in HD transmission that also showcased the alluring mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Carmen. The sensational cast also included soprano Aleksandra Kurzak as the demure Micaëla and bass Alexander Vinogradov as the swaggering bullfighter Escamillo. Maestro Louis Langrée was on the podium to conduct the opera’s classic score, which features one instantly recognizable melody after another.

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