MET Opera Live: Bizet’s Carmen

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MET Opera Live: Bizet’s Carmen

Saturday 27 January 2024

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Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present day, amid a band of human traffickers.

Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the touchstone role of the irresistible femme fatale, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s lover Don José, soprano Angel Blue as the devoted Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo.

Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.

Ticket prices:

Standard £19.50 Concessions £17.50

Certificate: TBC

Length: 239 minutes

Director: Carrie Cracknell

Cast: Piotr Beczala, Angel Blue, Kyle Ketelsen, Aigul Akhmetshina

Language: French with English Subtitles

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Saturday 27 January 2024 | 5:40 pm

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