The Royal Opera - Carmen Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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CarmenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 13 |
Inconsistent, lacking energy and conviction |
11 Feb 14 / Musical Criticism |
La Carmensota |
9 Jan 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Once again the exuberant set pieces and magnificent performances of Francesca Zambello's vivid production continue to delight |
1 Jan 14 / Express |
A thoroughly modern approach to capturing the Spanish essence of the opera |
28 Dec 13 / Music OMH |
Lukewarm revival fails to raise the temperature |
24 Dec 13 / Opera Britannia |
Covent Garden’s Carmen has spectacle but little high drama |
24 Dec 13 / Seen and Heard |
This Carmen was all a bit safe |
23 Dec 13 / Classical Source |
Bizet's crowd-pleaser returns to Covent Garden for a Christmas run |
19 Dec 13 / What's on Stage |
Anita Rachvelishvili gives a great account of the sensual, free-spirited gypsy girl |
19 Dec 13 / Londonist |
An evening that ambles between the corny and the ineffective |
18 Dec 13 / The Stage |
It's sixth time unlucky for this latest outing of Francesca Zambello's 2006 staging of Bizet's masterpiece |
18 Dec 13 / The Guardian |
Georgian mezzo Anita Rachvelishvili is smouldering yet superbly modulated as Carmen |
18 Dec 13 / Evening Standard |
Carmen star Anita exceeds expectations |
18 Dec 13 / Metro |
Production details
Cast
Riches/de Souza, Rachvelishvili/Rice/Antonacci, Alagna/Lee, Priante/Smoriginas, Cangemi/Fox, Courjal, Mihai/Hovhannisyan, Karyazina/Kelly, Clarke, Patterson
(c) Oren (d) Zambello
Performance dates
16, 19, 21, 22(m), 23 December 2013, 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 January 2014
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