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Opera

Carmen

Georges Bizet

Opéra Bastille

from 11 April to 23 May 2019

3h00 no interval

Certain scenes may be inappropriate for the young and the easily offended.

Carmen

Opéra Bastille - from 11 April to 23 May 2019

Synopsis

“Carmen will never surrender, born free, free will she die”cries Bizet’s heroine to Don José at the end of the opera. This irrepressible freedom, coupled with a need to live ever more intensely on a knife-edge, is present in Calixto Bieito’s production as in no other. Of Mérimée’s character, Bieito’s Carmen retains her thoroughly Iberian contours and the burning temperament of a woman who lives by small-time trafficking. However, the rebel bird is essentially a creature of our own times. A brazen and indomitable seductress and a product of social and masculine brutality, she lives life in the fast lane, avid for existence.

Duration : 3h00 no interval

Language : French

Surtitle : French / English

  • Opening

  • First part 90 min

  • Intermission 30 min

  • Second part 60 min

  • End

Artists

Opera in four acts (1875)

After Prosper Mérimée

Creative team

Cast

Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de‑Seine / Choeur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris

Media

  • Carmen by G. Bizet - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Anita Rachvelishvili)
  • Carmen by G. Bizet (Anita Rachvelishvili & Jean‑François Borras)
  • Carmen by G. Bizet - Toreador song (Roberto Tagliavini)
  • Carmen by G. Bizet (Nicole Car)
  • Lumière sur : Les coulisses de Carmen de Bizet #shorts #ParisOpera #opera
  • Carmen - « L’Amour est un oiseau rebelle »

  • Carmen (saison 18/19) - Acte II - Anita Rachvelishvili (Carmen), Jean-François Borras (Don José)

  • Carmen (saison 18/19)- Acte III - A. Rachvelishvili , G. Philiponet, V. Lemercier

  • Carmen (saison 18/19) - Acte II - Roberto Tagliavini (Escamillo)

  • Carmen (saison 18/19) - Acte I - Nicole Car (Micaela), Jean - François Borras (Don José)

Access and services

Opéra Bastille

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

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Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

Book your parking spot

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

Opéra Bastille

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

Calculate my route
Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

Book your parking spot

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

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