It’s set in Seville in Spain, some time in the first half of the 20th Century.ĭon José (Dmytro Popov), a naïve soldier, is seduced by the fiery gypsy Carmen (Rinat Shaham), and decides to desert the military and abandon his childhood sweetheart Micaëla (Nicole Car) for the life of an outlaw. This 2013 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbor production was directed by Gale Edwards and conducted by Brian Castles-Onion. It was first performed in Paris in March 1875, where it scandalized audiences. This four-act French opera, based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée, was composed by Georges Bizet, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. With a spectacular outdoor staging Opera Australia have produced a colorful and mesmerizing Carmen.
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