Organization

Conductor

Kerem Hasan

Stage director

Calixto Bieito

Set designer

Alfons Flores

Costume designer

Mercè Paloma

Lighting designer

Bruno Poet

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Ginger Costa-Jackson

Carmen

Tenor

Sean Panikkar

Don José

Baritone

Nmon Ford

Escamillo

Bass

Keel Watson

Zuniga

Benson Wilson

Morales

Soprano

Alexandra Oomens

Frasquita

Ellie Laugharne

Niamh O'Sullivan

Mercedes

Seán Boylan

Dancaire

Nkululeko Masuku

Remendado

Translator

Christopher Cowell

Olivia Clarke

Carrie-Ann Williams

Michaela

Den Norske Opera & Ballet

English National Opera

Orchestra

ENO Orchestra

English

London

United Kingdom

London Coliseum

Public

Private

Approved

Carmen: a woman ablaze with passion, surrounded by men possessed by obsession and jealousy. One of opera’s most well-known characters sets herself on a road to tragedy when she meets Don José, a corporal in the army searching for love. 

ENO favourite Jamie Manton returns to direct Calixto Bieito’s beloved production, exploring the complex relationships between the sexes at the tail-end of Franco’s regime in the 1970s, with Bizet’s searing score conducted by Kerem Hasan, returning from 2022’s production of Cosí fan tutte.

Ginger Costa-Jackson plays the title role alongside Sean Panikkar, who returns to the role of Don José from the ENO’s 2020 production. Also returning to the ENO are audience favourites Nmon Ford (Escamillo), Sophie Bevan (Micaela) and Keel Watson (Zuniga).

The cast is rounded out by ENO Harewood Artists Benson Wilson, Alexandra Oomens and Innocent Masuku.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer