Lithograph of act 1 in the premiere performance, by Pierre-Auguste Lamy, 1875
Carmen
opera by Georges Bizet
Ancient Theatre on
Wednesday August 21st 2019 @9.30pm
and
Saturday August 24th 2019 @9.30pm
Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera, written in the genre of opéra comique, tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery Gypsy, Carmen. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo, after which José kills her in a jealous rage.
The music of Carmen has been widely acclaimed for its brilliance of melody, harmony, atmosphere and orchestration, and for the skill with which Bizet musically represented the emotions and suffering of his characters. After the composer’s death the score was subject to significant amendment, including the introduction of recitative in place of the original dialogue; there is no standard edition of the opera, and different views exist as to what versions best express Bizet’s intentions.
T W O D A T E S
TICKETS for August 21st >> on boxol.it and ticketone.it
TICKETS for August 24th >> on boxol.it and ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): € 105,00
Gallery: € 85,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 60,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 35,00
More on Carmen
Original libretto (lyrics) Italian/French >> http://www.teatroallascala.org/includes/doc/2014-2015/carmen/libretto.pdf
