Watch the Royal Opera streamed to our screen at the New Vic.Set under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, Olivier Award-winning director Damiano Michieletto’s ‘simmering, naturalistic’ (Guardian) staging casts scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.
In a remote Spanish town, the free-spirited Carmen declares that any man she loves should beware. But even she is unprepared for what happens when she decides to seduce police officer Don José. Though initially uninterested in Carmen’s charms, Don José – against the wishes of his mother and of Micaëla, the woman who loves him – soon abandons his respectable career for a life of danger with Carmen. But she soon grows weary of Don José’s possessiveness, longing to return to a life of independence. When Carmen turns her attention to the celebrated toreador Escamillo, Don José’s jealousy and despair threaten to violently erupt.
Recommended for ages 8+
Tickets £15 (£8 under 18s)
Doors open 4.30 pm. Bar available.
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Victoria Hall, High St, Tisbury, SP3 6LE Salisbury, United Kingdom, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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