A foul love, passion, jealousy, cruelty, and murder—the legendary story of Carmen and Don José is told here as purely and realistically as the French
adventurer and author Prosper Mérimée wrote it in 1845. The famous music from Georges Bizet's opera resonates in Tscho Theissing's sophisticated arrangements. The wonderful melodies that Bizet wrote for Carmen and Don José remain virtually unchanged, but are arranged here for just three—albeit phenomenal—musicians, who are occasionally allowed a brief excursion into the musical present.

CARMEN! – the true story

Stadttheater Klagenfurt

María de Buenos Aires represents the New World, new music, tango nuevo , and a new type of opera – tango operita , whose musical foundation is the insane rhythm and mood of the tango, a dance born on the southeastern coast of Latin America. The folk tango argentino had its bard, Astor Piazzolla, a composer-poet who created a new style of presenting this passionate dance, drawing inspiration from Stravinsky, Bartók, and classical musical forms, but also jazz and electronic rock – elevating tango to the status of a musical art.

Natalia Kawalek

Events

Upcoming events

18 - 24 Jun, 2026

Maria de Buenos Aires · Polish National Opera

Past events

Sep 28, 2025

CARMEN! – the true story · Stadttheater Klagenfurt

Future and recently performed repertoire

María, La Sombra de María in María de Buenos Aires by Piazzolla

Polish National Opera

Singer in Carmen by Bizet

Stadttheater Klagenfurt

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