Arena di Verona

Carmen

"Carmen" at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023

Tickets

Show
Opera

Booklet
Henri Meilhac e Ludovic Halévy dalla novella omonima di Prosper Mérimée

Music
Georges Bizet

Duration
3 h 32 min

«Près des remparts de Séville» and in the heart of Verona, Franco Zeffirelli’s historical Carmen makes its comeback (23 June - 6 September), with costumes by Anna Anni and sets by El Camborio. Five shows to be captivated by the allure of a breathtaking Seville, and by Carmen, the rebel gypsy who chases freedom.

Upcoming shows

Friday

23 June

Hours 21:15 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Escamillo
Erwin Schrott
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Morales
Christian Federici
Thursday

06 July

Hours 21:00 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Escamillo
Dalibor Jenis
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Morales
Christian Federici
Friday

11 August

Hours 20:45 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Micaela
Olga Kulchynska
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Don Josè
Piotr Beczała
Escamillo
Dalibor Jenis
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Zuniga
Gabriele Sagona
Morales
Nicolò Ceriani

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Costumes

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Lighting design

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Choreography
El Camborio

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Conductor
Daniel Oren

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Dancairo
Jan Antem

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Remendado
Didier Pieri

23 June 06 July 11, 24 August 06 September


Morales
Christian Federici

23 June 06 July

Nicolò Ceriani

11, 24 August 06 September


«Près des remparts de Séville» and in the heart of Verona, Franco Zeffirelli’s historical Carmen makes its comeback (23 June - 6 September), with costumes by Anna Anni and sets by El Camborio.

Five shows to be captivated by the allure of a breathtaking Seville, and by Carmen, the rebel gypsy who chases freedom, embraces life, risk and passion without reserves, never lies, and cautions her suitors like this: «Si tu ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime/Si je t’aime, prends garde à toi!» (If you don’t love me, I will love you/If I love you, then beware!).

 

Carmen

by Georges Bizet
Opéra-comique in four acts
Booklet by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Conductor Daniel Oren
Direction and set design Franco Zeffirelli
Costumes Anna Anni
Lighting design Paolo Mazzon
Choreography El Camborio

Arena di Verona Orchestra, Choir, Corps de Ballet and Technical team
Choirmaster Ulisse Trabacchin 

Children's choir A.LI.VE. conducted by Paolo Facincani 

Tickets

Friday

23 June

Hours 21:15 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Escamillo
Erwin Schrott
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Morales
Christian Federici
Thursday

06 July

Hours 21:00 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Escamillo
Dalibor Jenis
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Morales
Christian Federici
Friday

11 August

Hours 20:45 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Micaela
Olga Kulchynska
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Don Josè
Piotr Beczała
Escamillo
Dalibor Jenis
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Zuniga
Gabriele Sagona
Morales
Nicolò Ceriani
Thursday

24 August

Hours 20:45 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Micaela
Daniela Schillaci
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Zuniga
Gabriele Sagona
Morales
Nicolò Ceriani
Wednesday

06 September

Hours 20:45 Cast

Direction and set design
Costumes
Lighting design
Choreography
El Camborio
Conductor
Daniel Oren
Frasquita
Cristin Arsenova
Mercédès
Sofia Koberidze
Dancairo
Jan Antem
Remendado
Didier Pieri
Morales
Nicolò Ceriani

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