Carmen
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    “Carmen will never surrender, born free, free will she die”cries Bizet’s heroine to Don José at the end of the opera. This irrepressible freedom, coupled with a need to live ever more intensely on a knife-edge, is present in Calixto Bieito’s production as in no other. 

    Of Mérimée’s character, Bieito’s Carmen retains her thoroughly Iberian contours and the burning temperament of a woman who lives by small-time trafficking. However, the rebel bird is essentially a creature of our own times. A brazen and indomitable seductress and a product of social and masculine brutality, she lives life in the fast lane, avid for existence.


    Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
    Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
    Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris

    A co-production of the Opéra national de Paris and Camera lucida productions. With the participation of France Télévisions, in partnership with Radio Classique.
    With the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée.

    Director: François-René Martin
    © Opéra national de Paris - Camera lucida productions - 2017

    Picture: © Vincent Pontet / OnP

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