The ROH Live: Carmen

Overview

The young soldier Don José intends to marry Micaëla, a girl from his home village. But when he meets the sensual and high-spirited Carmen, he sacrifices everything to be with her. Carmen grows tired of Don José and falls in love with the toreador Escamillo. Unable to bear her leaving him, Don José tracks Carmen down to a bullring where Escamillo is fighting and murders her.

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Cast

Alexander Joel

Conductor

Anita Rachvelishvili

Carmen

Andrea Carè

Don José

Gábor Bretz

Escamillo

Sonya Yoncheva

Micaëla

Vlada Borovko

Frasquita

Rachel Kelly

Mercédès

Adrian Clarke

Le Dancaïre

Harry Nicoll

Le Remendado

Nicolas Courjal

Zuniga