CARMEN
A sizzling new outdoor staging of Bizet's famous love
story
“The inaugural Opera on the Harbour was a triumph. Whether
you're going for the spectacle or the music, whether you're an opera buff or
novice, you won't be disappointed.” The Australian
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will take your breath away.
From the moment you enter the magical harbour-edge setting, take your first sip
of champagne and look across the astonishing floating stage at one of the
world's most beautiful cities, you'll understand why images of the spectacular
first production were beamed across the world and why critics and audiences
were in raptures.
In 2013, Carmen takes the stage; dangerous, sexy and
incandescent in a thrilling new production by Opera Australia.
Carmen tells the story of the naive soldier Don Josè who
abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts the army when he falls under the
alluring gypsy's spell. When he loses her love to the dashing toreador
Escamillo, the scene is set for jealousy and vengeance. Bizet's seductive
melodies and fiery Spanish rhythms conjure a world of desire, defiance and
doom, in some of the world's best loved music, including the Habanera,
Seguidilla, Flower Song and Toreador Song.
This awe-inspiring production by one of Australia's most
daringly theatrical directors, Gale Edwards (The Boy From Oz, La Bohème), and
award-winning designers Brian Thomson (The Rocky Horror Show, La Traviata on
Sydney Harbour) and Julie Lynch (Travesties, La Bohème), features richly
costumed soldiers, smugglers, cigarette girls, urchins, matadors and flamenco
dancers swirling across the luminous set, lit by fireworks...to reveal more
would ruin the surprise.
Come early and soak up the atmosphere as the whole precinct
is transformed into a Spanish fiesta, with tapas bars and restaurants offering
a wide range of pre-performance drinking and dining options.
Websites
Opera On Sydney Harbour
Opera Australia - Handa Opera
