«Кармен» Бизе
Нуриа Эсперт (режиссёр-постановщик), Зубин Мета (дирижёр) – С Марией Юинг, Луисом Лимой и Леонтиной Вадувой – Королевский театр в Ковент-Гардене
Состав
Нуриа Эсперт — Режиссёр-постановщик
Херардо Вера — Художник по декорациям
Брюно Буайе — Художник по свету
Франка Скуарчапино — Художник по костюмам
Мария Юинг — Кармен
Луис Лима — Дон Хозе
Леонтина Вадува — Микаэла
Джино Килико — Эскамильо
Джудит Говарт — Фраскита
Джин Ригби — Мерседес
Родерик Эрл — Цунига
Кристофер Бут-Джонс — Моралес
Жан-Пьер Бланшар — Andres
Бруно Капрони — Данкайро
Фрэнсис Эгертон — Ремендадо
Даниэль Пагеон — Лильяс Пастья
О программе
Bizet's masterwork, Carmen, directed for stage by the Spanish actress Núria Espert.
Carmen is certainly one of the world's most popular operas. The overture, the famous habanera "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle," to name but a few, are universally well-known scores; and rightly so, as the colorful and vibrant music composed by Bizet recreates brilliantly the intense and sensuous atmosphere of the 19th century Spain. The outstanding production by the Spanish stage director and actress Núria Espert lets the spectator enjoy once again the hymn to passion and freedom.
Carmen by Bizet: the story.
Carmen, a gypsy girl, has set her heart on Don José, a corporal of dragoons already engaged with Micaëla. Carmen and Micaëla have an argument. Carmen is caught by Zuniga, the Lieutenant of the dragoons, who asks Don José to carry Carmen to prison. Under the spell of the beautiful gypsy girl, Don José sets Carmen free. In a tavern a few months later, Zuniga and the toreador Escamillo try to seduce Carmen. She turns them away. Don José walks into the tavern and declares his undying love to the young gypsy girl. Carmen asks him to follow her through the mountain with the smugglers as a proof of his love. Impossible! His military honor impedes him from doing such a thing. Zuniga, abusing of his authority, tries to push Don José out of the way in order to seduce Carmen. The two men fight a duel. Don José wins over his superior, and has no choice but to accept to follow Carmen in the mountains. Carmen neglects her lover Don José, who starts to feel jealous. During a bullfight in Sevilla, the toreador Escamillo appears with the radiant Carmen next to him. Desperate, Don José asks her to get back to him. In a fit of madness, he kills Carmen, his beloved.
