CARMEN | Recording of the opera

Recording of the opera “Carmen” by Georges Bizet (05.10.2007.) with Latvian subtitles.

Recording will be available online from 14 until 31 May 2021. When purchasing the ticket, you’ll receive an e-mail with a link to the recording and an access code. In the set time frame each recording will be available an unlimited number of times.

The sergeant Jose is obsessed with Carmen, a tobacco factory worker who values nothing so much as her freedom. When she gets tired of him and their relationship falls apart, Jose refuses to give her up... with fatal consequences. Georges Bizet’s masterpiece is one of the most performed operas of all time. The production is set in present-day Cuba.

In this production of 2007, created by the conductor Karel Mark Chichon and stage director Andrejs Žagars, the role of Carmen for the first time in her career was sang  by Elīna Garanča, know often referred to as the best interpreter of this role worldwide. In this production you can also see the outstanding Latvian opera singers Kristīne Opolais and Egils Siliņš.

Cast: Carmen – Elīna Garanča, Don José –  Valter Borin, Escamillo – Egils Siliņš, Micaëla – Kristīne Opolais, Frasquita – Kristīne Gailīte, Mercédès – Andžella Goba,  Dancaïre – Nauris Puntulis, Remendado – Andris Lapiņš, Zuniga – Krišjānis Norvelis, Moralès – Rihards Mačanovskis

LNO orchestra and choir, pupils of Riga Cathedral Choir School

Conductor – Karel Mark Chichon, Stage Director – Andrejs Žagars, Set Designer – Monika Pormale, Costume Designer – Kristīne Jurjāne, Lighting Artist –  Kevin Win-Jones, Choreographer – Elita Bukovska, Dramaturge – Jochen Breiholz