Name: Carmen
Start: 2023-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Théâtre antique d'Orange

Organization

Choreographer

Eugénie Andrin

Chorus master

Stefano Visconti

Conductor

Clelia Cafiero

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Carmen

Soprano

Alexandra Marcellier

Michaela

Eléonore Pancrazi

Mercedes

Baritone

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo

Escamillo

Bass

Luc Bertin-Hugault

Zuniga

Lionel Lhote

Dancaire

Tenor

Jean Miannay

Remendado

Pierre Doyen

Morales

Irene Olvera

Danseuse Espagnole

Jean-François Borras

Don José

Spoken

Frank T'Hézan

Lillas Pastia

Charlotte Despaux

Frasquita

Stage director

Jean-Louis Grinda

Set designer

Rudy Sabounghi

Costume designer

Françoise Raybaud

Video designer

Gabriel Grinda

Lighting designer

Laurent Castaingt

Opéra de Marseille

Opéra national du Capitole

Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Orchestra

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Orchestre National de Lyon

Others

Choeur de l´Opéra Grand Avignon

Choeur de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Orange

France

Chorégies d'Orange

Théâtre antique d'Orange

Carmen Bizet

Private

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Chorus Director

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

TEASER | Carmen à l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Opéra en 4 actes

Musique de Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Livret de Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy, d’après la nouvelle de Prosper Mérimée

Création : Opéra-Comique de Paris, 3 mars 1875



A quoi peut bien servir un metteur en scène si ce n’est à présenter son point de vue d’interprète sur l’œuvre dont il a la responsabilité.

Concernant Carmen, l’enjeu est considérable puisqu’il s’agit de l’un des opéras les plus joués dans le monde, ce qui signifie que les interprétations en ont été multiples...

Ainsi Carmen est généralement vue comme l’archétype de la femme revendiquant sa liberté ; et Don José est la victime quasi innocente au mieux d’une femme fatale, mais, le plus souvent, d’une garce ! Mais voilà la simplicité est dangereuse tant elle édulcore les propos les plus subtils.

Carmen n’est pas une garce ni une prostituée.

C’est une fille, jeune, qui tombe amoureuse comme elle respire. Elle ne demande rien à personne et encore moins à Don José, garçon violent ayant dû se réfugier dans l’armée suite à une rixe dans son village.

Carmen sera la victime de sa violence possessive. Cette jeune femme se fait assassiner parce qu’elle aime et qu’elle n’y peut rien. Alors oui, Carmen est fatale en ce sens qu’elle brûle qui la touche tout en se consumant elle-même. Mais elle est aussi une source fraîche offerte à qui veut se désaltérer.

Cela, Escamillo l’aura bien compris et c’est lui qu’elle aimera à la folie. Personne n’échappe à Carmen, pas même elle !

français

Opera in 4 acts

Music by Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the short story by Prosper Mérimée

Premiere: Opéra-Comique de Paris, March 3, 1875



What use can a director be if not to present his interpreter's point of view on the work for which he is responsible?

Regarding Carmen, the stakes are high since it is one of the most performed operas in the world, which means that the interpretations have been multiple...

Thus Carmen is generally seen as the archetype of the woman claiming her freedom; and Don José is the almost innocent victim at best of a femme fatale, but, more often than not, of a bitch! But here simplicity is dangerous as it waters down the most subtle words.

Carmen is not a bitch or a prostitute.

It's a girl, young, who falls in love as she breathes. She asks nothing of anyone and even less of Don José, a violent boy who had to take refuge in the army following a brawl in his village.

Carmen will be the victim of his possessive violence. This young woman is murdered because she loves and she can't do anything about it. So yes, Carmen is fatal in that she burns whoever touches her while consuming herself. But it is also a fresh spring offered to anyone who wants to quench their thirst.

This, Escamillo will have understood and it is him that she will love madly. No one escapes Carmen, not even her!

English

Carmen by Bizet, Sat 08 Jul 2023, From (2023/2023), Directed by Jean-Louis Grinda,, Conductor Clelia Cafiero, Théâtre antique d'Orange, Orange, France

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