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Venue

Jerome Hynes Theatre, National Opera House

Tickets

€25

Duration

Approx. running time: 80 minutes (no interval)

Book Tickets

Pocket Opera

By Marius Constant, Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook
Adaptation after Carmen

Libretto by Meilhac et Halévy
Music by Georges Bizet

Sung in French with English dialogues

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This powerful adaptation of Bizet's classic, from writer Carrière, director Brook, and composer Constant, strips the story to its core: a fast-paced tragedy of obsession and jealousy, brimming with opera's most iconic melodies.

A mesmerising tale following Carmen, a fiercely independent woman who catches the attention of the young, naive soldier, Don José. When he falls for the fiery and ambitious Carmen their tragic fates are sealed. Rich with emotion and drama, it promises to leave audiences spellbound and dazzled as the tragic consequences of Don José's obsession with Carmen unfold before our very eyes.

Brook adapted the script with academy award-winning screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, re-examining it from a new perspective. The original score was adapted for a chamber orchestra by Marius Constant and the show premiered in Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris in November 1981.

Cast

Sarah Richmond Soprano
Carmen
Sarah Richmond
Dafydd Allen Tenor
Don Jose
Dafydd Allen
Roisin Walsh Soprano
Michaela
Roisin Walsh
Conor Cooper
Zuniga
Conor Cooper
Jonah Halton Tenor
Garcia
Jonah Halton

Creative Team

Tom Deazley Stage Director
Stage Director
Tom Deazley
Nate Ben Horin
Music Director
Nate Ben-Horin

Dates and times

Dates and times
Saturday 18 Oct3pm 3pm €25 Book Tickets
Monday 20 Oct11am 11am €25 Sold Out
Wednesday 22 Oct11am 11am €25 Sold Out
Friday 24 Oct11am 11am €25 Sold Out
Sunday 26 Oct11am 11am €25 Sold Out
Tuesday 28 Oct11am 11am €25 Sold Out
Thursday 30 Oct11am 11am €25 Sold Out
Saturday 1 Nov11am 11am €25 Sold Out

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