Carmen

Olivier Award winning OperaUpClose present a new English version of Bizet’s hugely popular opera.

Carmen captivates and provokes, disturbing the composure of everyone she encounters. Sparks fly when she meets José, but as her passion cools, his turns to obsession. Unable to control his feelings or the woman who inspired them, he descends into violence. But Carmen will not give up her freedom for anyone.

This tantalising production takes place in a torrid South American landscape of dust and concrete, where small-town boredom and machismo can turn nasty.

"The kind of perceptive portrait rarely possible in traditional opera houses…magical…brutally convincing" ★★★★ Evening Standard