“I have already been warned that I should fear for my life,” explains Carmen – foreseeing her own fate – in the finale of Bizet's “Opera of all Operas.” A few minutes later, she is dead, stabbed by her recently beloved Don José. A crime of passion or a societal crisis? Does Carmen's death symbolize the death of freedom itself? What void does she leave behind? What happens next?
After their two successful productions Die Zauberflöte – The Opera but Not the Opera and Schachnovelle at the Burgtheater, Nils Strunk and Lukas Schrenk are now engaging with a repertoire classic for the Volksoper. Together with musician Gabriel Cazes, they are developing a new adaptation of Carmen for a cross-genre ensemble. Bizet’s famous melodies meet various music styles: jazz, flamenco, western, musical, pop, chanson, and much more.
Cast
- Stage direction
- Nils Strunk
- Stage direction
- Lukas Schrenk
- Set and costume design
- Anne Buffetrille
- Dramaturgy
- Magdalena Hoisbauer
- Lighting design
- Sascha Zauner
- Musical direction
- Gabriel Cazes
- Musical direction
- Nils Strunk
- Carmen
- Katia Ledoux
- Don José
- Anton Zetterholm
- Escamillo,Toreador
- Stefan Cerny
- Micaëla
- Julia Edtmeier
- Morales,Sergeant
- Florian Carove
-2.JPG "Katia Ledoux (Carmen), Chor der Volksoper Wien")
_RET.jpeg "Jakob Semotan (Jon), Oliver Liebl (Michael)")
