Carmen - Georges Bizet

Tha National Theatre

Premiere: 15th March 1999

Musical preparation: Jiří Bělohlávek
Conductor: Zbyněk Müller / Robert Jindra
Director: Jozef Bednárik
Stage design: Vladimír Čáp
Costumes: Ľudmila Várossová
Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk
ChoirMaster of The Prague Phil. Children's Choir: Jiří Chvála
Dramaturgy: Jan Panenka

Carmen: Hannah Esther Minutillo / Jolana Fogašová
Don José: Valentin Prolat
Escamillo: Roman Janál / Martin Bárta
Micaela: Dana Burešová / Maria Kobielska / Jitka Svobodová
Dancairo: Jaroslav Březina / Vladimír Doležal
Remendado: Jan Ježek / Václav Lemberk
Zuniga: Aleš Hendrych /František Zahradníček
Morales: Jiří Kubík / Jiří Hájek
Frasquita: Marie Fajtová / Jana Sibera
Mercedes: Stanislava Jirků / Michaela Kapustová
Orchestra, Choir and Ballet of the National Theatre Opera, Kühn's Children's Choir

The story of Carmen, a passionate Gipsy whose love can never be won for good and whose flighty life ends at the hand of a spurned lover, the soldier Don José, has captivated audiences worldwide for decades. Carmen is an opera abounding in sensuous and sultry melodies, which the stage director Jozef Bednárik has succeeded in shaping into a magnificent theatrical spectacle.

The opera is staged in French original version and Czech and English surtitles are used in the performance.

Running time: 3 hours