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Next Thursday at St-Nicks Arts Centre we are screening Bizet's Carmen from the Royal Opera House. It’s Damiano Michieletto's Olivier Award-winning modernist production of one of the most popular opera in the world. Rather than the traditional, romanticised postcard view of Seville, Michieletto relocates Georges Bizet's masterpiece to a dusty, oppressive rural community in Francoist Spain. He transformed the Spanish tavern into a shadowy nightclub, and the soldiers' guard post near the tobacco factory into a stark police headquarters.The 2026 cast has earned significant praise for tackling the opera's darker underlying themes of toxic possessiveness and violence:
• Ginger Costa-Jackson headlines the title role as an incredibly sultry, free-willed, and rebellious Carmen.
• Russell Thomas co-stars alongside her, delivering a critically praised, emotionally devastating performance as the unraveling, jealous Don José.
• Sesto Quatrini conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, earning accolades for breathing a remarkably light, electrifying touch into Bizet's iconic, melody-heavy score.
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Trunch Road, NR28 0PG, Coltishall, United Kingdom
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