About
- Run time: 3hrs 00min, 1 intermission
- Sung in: French
- Subtitles: English, German and other languages
- Opera house: Vienna State Opera
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads the cast as the iconic gypsy of the title - a woman desired by every man but determined to remain true to herself. Vittorio Grigolo is Don José, the soldier who falls under her spell and sacrifices everything for her love, only to be cast aside when the swaggering bullfighter Escamillo (Erwin Schrott) piques Carmen’s interest. Maestro Pier Giorgio Morandi is on the podium to conduct the opera’s classic score, which features one instantly recognizable melody after another.
A second run of performances in 2025 features mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges alongside tenor Freddie De Tommaso and baritone Christopher Maltman, conducted by Marco Armiliato.
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Vienna State Opera
Address:
Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna View in Google Maps
Subway: U1, U2, U4 to Karlsplatz
Trams: 1, 2, D, 62, 71 to Opernring
After the performance taxis will drive up to the main entrance
Conductor Pier Giorgio Morandi
Carmen Aigul Akhmetshina
Don José Vittorio Grigolo
Escamillo,Toreador Erwin Schrott
Micaëla Elsa Dreisig
2025
Conductor Marco Armiliato
Carmen J’Nai Bridges
Don José Freddie De Tommaso
Escamillo,Toreador Christopher Maltman
Micaëla Florina Ilie
Georges Bizet (1838–1875) is best remembered for his masterpiece and final work Carmen, one of the most popular operas in today’s repertory. Born in Paris to a musical family, Bizet showed exceptional early talent and was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire before he was 10. He was a brilliant student and quickly won a succession of prizes, culminating in the Prix de Rome in 1857. During his brief career, Bizet composed about thirty operas, many of which remained unfinished.
The libretto for Carmen is by Henri Meilhac (1831–1897) and Ludovic Halévy (1834–1908) and is based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée (1803–1870), a French dramatist, historian, and archaeologist.
