It was fairly coolly received when it launched last year, but the Royal Opera’s production now seems to have found its ...

Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshin returns to the role of Carmen in this The Royal Opera House production, and she carries off ...

Last year's new production of Carmen from Damiano Michieletto won critical acclaim. Directed as a verismo piece, Michieletto ...

Bizet finished his most famous and most popular piece of work, the opera 'Carmen', in 1874. The 'Habanera' from Act I and the 'Toreador Song' from Act II of 'Carmen' are now two of the best known ...

While there are famous tunes like the 'Toreador Song' and the 'Habanera ... For audiences unfamiliar with opera, both Lamb and Parodi agree that "Carmen" is the perfect introduction.

Carmen is not only a poor woman in a rich man’s world, but a gypsy – one of the most marginalised groups of any society, in any era. Clémentine Margaine as ...