The Met Live in HD
Carmen

One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen "is about sex, violence, and racism - and its corollary: freedom," says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet's drama. "It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It's sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking." Elina Garanca plays the seductive gypsy of the title in her role debut, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José.

Composer Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Production Richard Eyre
Set & Costume Designer Rob Howell
Lighting Designer Peter Mumford
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Micaëla Barbara Frittoli
Carmen Elina Garanca
Don José Roberto Alagna
Escamillo Mariusz Kwiecien

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