I can admit that both Rund & I were a little dubious about watching an opera. We set off the York Opera House joking about what we were expecting! I knew a little about the story of Carmen but not an awful lot!
The opera was sung in French and there was a little black screen above the stage translating the story in to English...sounds weird but it works!
As soon as the show started I was enthralled, especially when they brought a real donkey on to the stage!
I honestly didn't know what to expect but I've had my eyes opened to the world of opera it was absolutely fantastic!
This is the blurb on the opera:
Ellen Kent's Carmen Overview
Opera & Ballet International presents an Ellen Kent production, starring international soloists & the full Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus...
Bizet
Carmen
The most seductive opera ever written
'Hot-blooded, a joy'
The Independent
'Impassioned and sultry'
The Observer
'Red hot passion'
Birmingham Evening Mail
Starring a majestic Andalcuian Stallion
Directed by Ellen Kent, this traditionally staged, dazzling new production set in Seville and reflecting a Goya painting, with fountains, flowers, orange trees and even a rescue donkey, guarantees an evening of passion and romance.
Starring international mezzo soprano Nadia Stoianova, whose portrayal of Carmen has won rapturous reviews, this is the story of a bewitching gypsy girl whose tantalising beauty lures a soldier to desertion and ultimately leads to her own murder.
Carmen features some of the most evocative and best-loved melodies in opera, including perhaps the best-known baritone aria of all; The Toreador’s Song.
'A star was born' (Nadejda Stoianova)
Manchester Evening News, Carmen
Sung in French with English surtitles.
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