Published on Nov 1, 2013

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: December 20-23, 2013

Venue: Opera House of NCPA

Prices: 160, 220, 280, 450, 550, 600, 680, 880

Features: Carmen is one of the most popular opera on the stage in the world. From December 20th-23rd, the NCPA's production of Bizet's opera Carmen will be stage in Opera house of NCPA in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Composer: Georges Bizet
Script: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy
Author: Prosper Mérimée
Conductor: Zhang Guoyong
Director: Francesca Zambello
Stage Designer: Peter J. Davison
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Pearcy
Costume Designer: Susan Wilmington
Orchestra: China NCPA Orchestra
Chorus: NCPA Chorus

Originated from the novel by Prosper Mérimée, the opera Carmen was completed in the autumn of 1874. It was the last work of Georges Bizet, and also is the most popular opera on the stage in the world until now. Bizet, through his music, told us a tragic story behind brightness, and depicted the optimistic, straightforward but wild personality of a Gipsy girl, Carmen. The opera discloses the bald-faced passions, describes the eternal confrontation between men and women, shows the ruthless but beautiful life, and proves the perpetual co-existence between love and death.

In this opera, Bizet managed to create vivid dramatic melodies with Spanish elements. Some excerpts such as Habanera, Les Toreadors and the Prelude have been highly cherished by many artists and performed again and again in the past century.

Tickets for NCPA's Production of Bizet's Opera Carmen are Available now!