{"id":3625,"date":"2017-06-08T18:47:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T17:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2017-06-08T18:47:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T17:47:18","slug":"bizets-carmen-in-a-new-chamber-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3625","title":{"rendered":"Bizet’s Carmen in a new chamber adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dulwich Opera Company present a brand new production of Bizet’s <\/span>Carmen<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dulwich Opera Company are bringing Bizet’s classic tale of love and revenge to the <\/span>St Albans, Winchester, and Herne Hill this summer<\/span>. This young and vibrant company have devised a brand new chamber adaptation of Bizet’s classic, which will be <\/span>the company’s first touring production.<\/span><\/p>\n

The performance will feature<\/span> a cast of young professional singers making role debuts, <\/span>and will be<\/span>sung in French with English surtitles, with international conductor, Jeremy Silver, directing the music from the piano.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company is delighted to reunite the creative team behind their highly acclaimed production of<\/span>Cos\u00ec fan tutte, <\/i><\/span>which is headed by international opera director, Ptolemy Christie, and designer, Leah Sams. Between them, they bring a great deal of experience to the production, having worked for many of the major opera and theatre companies here in the UK and abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Premi\u00e8red in 1875, Bizet’s <\/span>Carmen <\/i><\/span>remains one of the most loved and performed of all operas around the world, and includes the famous <\/span>Habanera<\/i><\/span>, <\/span>Toreador song, <\/i><\/span>and <\/span>Flower Song<\/i><\/span>. Based on the novella by Prosper M\u00e9rim\u00e9e, the opera tells the story of the fiery gypsy girl’s <\/span>tragic love affair with the obsessive soldier,<\/span> Don Jos\u00e9<\/i><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carmen – Phillipa Thomas
\nDon Jos\u00e9 – James Hutchings
\nMica\u00ebla – Loretta Hopkins
\nEscamillo – David Fletcher
\nFrasquita – Claudia Haussmann
\nMercedes – Urszula Bock
\nZuniga – Caspar James
\nLe Remendado – Jeremy Vinogradov
\nLe Danca\u00efre – Caspar James<\/p>\n

The Pilgrims’ School Chamber Choir
\n<\/span><\/span>(Winchester performance only)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Tuesday 27<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/sup><\/span> June \u2013 St Saviour’s Church, St Albans<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 29<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/sup><\/span> June \u2013 St Paul’s Church, Winchester<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 4<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/sup><\/span> July \u2013 Herne Hill School, London<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets are available in advance from www.dulwichoperacompany.org.uk<\/a>\/box-office<\/u><\/span><\/span> – \u00a321 \/ \u00a319 Concesssions \/ \u00a310 Under 16’s when accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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