Bizet's
Carmen 2022
reimagined opera
Libretto by Ludovic Halévy & Henri Meilhac reimagined by Jo Turner
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Commissioned by Baseless Fabric Theatre and first performed at the Arcola Theatre as part of the Grimeborn Opera Festival on 9th Aug 2022, directed by Jo Turner with Music Direction by Leo Geyer.
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"By all the rules of musical logic, Geyer’s combination of violin, accordion and bassoon should be unworkable. It succeeds so completely that you barely notice the absence of an orchestra."
The Evening Standard
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Duration
60'
Roles
MICHËLA soprano
CARMEN mezzo-soprano
DON JOSÉ tenor
ESCAMILLO baritone
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Scoring
violin | accordion | bassoon
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Programme Note
When supermarket check-out girl Carmen brazenly flirts with the new security guard Don Jose, much to the confusion and embarrassment of his fiancée Micaela, things get even more complicated as Carmen’s ex-boyfriend turned TikTok celebrity Escamillo also shows up.
Follow our characters’ entangled love stories in this bold contemporary reimagining of the classic Carmen story for London life today.
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Availability
This work is available to hire. Please get in touch to find out more.
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Perusal Score
Please note that this music is in copyright and it is illegal to copy or perform from the perusal score.
Performance History
4th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
5th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
9th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Grimeborn Opera Festival
10th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Grimeborn Opera Festival
11th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Grimeborn Opera Festival
12th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Grimeborn Opera Festival
13th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Grimeborn Opera Festival
18th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
19th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
20th Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
21st Aug 2022 - Baseless Fabric Theatre at street locations, Merton
Contemporary Opera Marin
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