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Gabriele Bonolis, Preludio "Prison"

Georges Bizet, Carmen

Act I

I: Introduction: "Sur la place chacun passe"

Manuel de Falla, El amor brujo

Georges Bizet, Carmen

I: "Au secours!" (Cigarette factory Girls, Zuniga, Soldiers)

Traditional, Flamenco

Georges Bizet, Carmen

Act II

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Sonatina for flute and guitar, Op. 205 (1965)

Tempo di Siciliana

Manuel de Falla, El Sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 2

Gabriele Bonolis, Bridge from 16 to 17

Georges Bizet, Carmen

Manuel de Falla, Asturiana

Georges Bizet, Carmen

II: "Votre toast... je peux..." - "Toréador, en garde" (Escamillo, Pastia, Zuniga, Carmen, Chorus, Frasquita, Lilas Pastia, Dancaïre)

Isaac Albéniz, Asturias

Georges Bizet, Carmen

Carmen by Jiří Bubeníček after Roland Petit, music by Bizet, de Falla, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Bonolis

Rebecca Bianchi (Carmen), Amar Ramasar (Don José), Alessio Rezza (Lucas) — Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Ballet

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Cast

Jiří Bubeníček — Choreographer

Gianni Carluccio — Set designer, lighting designer

Anna Biagiotti — Costume designer

Rebecca Bianchi — Carmen

Amar Ramasar — Don Josè

Alessio Rezza — Lucas

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Ballet

Program notes

In this two-act ballet inspired by the same Prosper Mérimée novella on which the beloved Bizet opera is based, Jiří Bubeníček takes the fiery tale of Carmen from the page to the ballet stage. His version, hewing as closely as possible to the source novella, highlights the dramatic intensity of the story and offers a thrilling exploration of its themes of amorous passion and all-consuming jealousy. Bizet is just one of several composers whose work scores this modern adaptation, alongside that of Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, in brilliant arrangements by Gabriele Bonolis.

Against this Spanish-inflected soundtrack unfold the fates of our main protagonists, performed with grace and precision by Rebecca Bianchi (Carmen), Amar Ramasar (Don José), and Alesso Rezza (Lucas), accompanied by the corps de ballet of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in the Czech choreographer's supercharged vision. The dancers' modern moves contrast boldly with traditional costumes by Anna Biagiotti and Moorish architecture-inspired set design, which also features an equine surprise…

Photo © Yasuko Kageyama

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