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Don José is a guard who begins an affair with the tempestuous Carmen. He is imprisoned and loses his job, then flees with her to the mountains. When the relationship starts to break down José refuses to acknowledge it and will not leave, even when he gets news that his mother is dying. Carmen, meanwhile, has taken up with the bullfighter Escamillo. Bizet's most famous opera is brought to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera by Sir Peter Hall, with Maria Ewing and Barry McCauley heading an international cast.

Top Cast

  • Malcolm Walker

    Malcolm Walker

    Moralès

  • Marie McLaughlin

    Marie McLaughlin

    Micaëla

  • Barry McCauley

    Barry McCauley

    Don José

  • Xavier Depraz

    Xavier Depraz

    Zuniga

  • Maria Ewing

    Maria Ewing

    Carmen

  • Elizabeth Collier

    Elizabeth Collier

    Frasquita

  • Jean Rigby

    Jean Rigby

    Mercédès

  • Frederico Davià

    Frederico Davià

    Lillas Pastia

  • David Holloway

    David Holloway

    Escamillo

Overview

Don José is a guard who begins an affair with the tempestuous Carmen. He is imprisoned and loses his job, then flees with her to the mountains. When the relationship starts to break down José refuses to acknowledge it and will not leave, even when he gets news that his mother is dying. Carmen, meanwhile, has taken up with the bullfighter Escamillo. Bizet's most famous opera is brought to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera by Sir Peter Hall, with Maria Ewing and Barry McCauley heading an international cast.

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