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Mezzo-soprano

Clémentine Margaine

Carmen

Anita Rachvelishvili

Tenor

Russell Thomas

Don José

David Pomeroy

Baritone

Christian Van Horn

Escamillo

Zachary Nelson

Soprano

Simone Osborne

Michaela

Karine Boucher

Conductor

Paolo Carignani

Stage director

Joel Ivany

Costume designer

François St-Aubin

Set designer

Michael Yeargan

Bass

Alain Coulombe

Zuniga

Canadian Opera Company

Lighting designer

Jason Hand

Peter Barrett

Morales

Charlotte Burrage

Mercedes

Sasha Djihanian

Frasquita

Iain MacNeil

Dancaire

Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure

Remendado

Toronto

Canada

Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre

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Approved

Carmen. The name conjures myriad allusions: feral gypsy, sexual hedonist, fatalistic soul. This irresistible seductress enters into a love affair with a man whose consuming jealousy attempts to tame her. Underneath the erotically alluring sun-drenched setting is a chronicle of fatal conflict as duty and obsession collide.

The driving passion of Bizet’s score includes some of opera’s most popular music. The COC's 2016 production was conducted by Paolo Carignani and directed by Joel Ivany of Against the Grain Theatre.

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