Award-winning Broadway director Diane Paulus brings us a powerful new Carmen.
Passion ignites when Don José meets the fiercely independent Carmen, but she won’t give up her freedom without a fight.

The energy and emotion of Bizet’s score collide with urgent, raw choreography in this visceral new production.

Carmen

Glyndebourne

The story of Cio-Cio-San is one of the most beautiful Puccini operas about love. To think that its 1904 premiere at Milan’s La Scala was one of the most bitter experiences in the composer’s life! The atmosphere in the auditorium was almost unbearable. ‘La Bohème!’ chanted the crowd, accusing Puccini of reusing his musical ideas, while booing and yawning ostentatiously. The performance was a complete and utter failure. The composer was savaged by the critics. Rewritten and restaged at the Teatro Grande in Brescia, the opera scored an ultimate triumph. The audience demanded encores of seven passages and the opera became a favourite with theatre programmers around the world.

Madama Butterfly

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting a new light on the lust, violence and passion of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

Łukasz Goliński

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 10 - Feb 2, 2025

Madama Butterfly · Polish National Opera

Apr 9 - Jul 3, 2025

Carmen · Royal Opera House

May 23 - Jun 1, 2025

TOSCA · Polish National Opera

Past events

1 - 24 Aug, 2024

Carmen · Glyndebourne

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