The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen
Jan 27 2024
•4h 45m
•Music, Romance, Drama
Director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day, in a contemporary American industrial town.
Cast
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Aigul Akhmetshina
Carmen
Piotr Beczała
Don José
Angel Blue
Micaëla
Kyle Ketelsen
Escamillo
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