03/07/015 – Carmen – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera
Carmen by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 20 min.
Richard Eyre’s stunning production returns with its original star, Elina Garanca, who plays the title role of the ill-fated temptress. Jonas Kaufmann and Yonghoon Lee play Carmen’s desperate lover, Don José. Louis Langrée conducts.
Sung in French