Organization

Conductor

Jordan de Souza

Stage director

Robert Carsen

Set designer

Michael Levine

Costume designer

Falk Bauer

Lighting designer

Peter van Praet

Choreographer

Marco Berriel

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

J'Nai Bridges

Carmen

Tenor

Stanislas de Barbeyrac

Don José

Soprano

Adriana González

Michaela

Inna Demenkova

Frasquita

Baritone

Michael Wilmering

Dancaire

Ian Castro

Remendado

Bass

Frederik Bergman

Zuniga

Polly Leech

Mercedes

Lukasz Goliński

Escamillo

Spoken

Laurent D'elia

Lillas Pastia

Georgiy Derbas-Richter

Morales

De Nationale Opera

Others

Chorus of Dutch National Opera

Orchestra

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest

Nieuw Amsterdams Kinderkoor

French

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Carmen Bizet

Public

Approved

In 1875 the opera Carmen gave shape to a woman with an almost mythical seductive power. Carmen embodied the hidden desire of the rock-solid 19th-century citizen and represented the freedom generally lacking in their narrow morals. For 19th-century civic culture she was above all a personification of exoticism and the longing for another world. But with her uncompromising pursuit of free life and love, Carmen continues to intrigue even today. Carmen lives her ideals and fearlessly goes to extremes: vive la liberté!

The young Canadian conductor Jordan de Souza is a leader for his generation and makes his debut with Dutch National Opera with a fresh approach to Bizet's score. The exceptional French tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac will play the role of Don José and with J'Nai Bridges in the role of Carmen we present one of the most requested Carmens of the moment.

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Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble