Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.

享负盛名的英国导演嘉莉．格力尼尔为歌剧界其中一齣最为铿锵隽永的作品创作了全新舞台製作。她将剧情推进到现代，为经典故事注入了新的活力，更探讨了当代的焦点议题——性别暴力、不人道的劳动体制，以及衝破社会规限的渴望。让人眼前一亮的年轻女中音艾古尔．阿克梅辛娜饰演复杂多变的主角卡门，与四位实力雄厚的歌剧演唱家携手演出：男高音彼得．贝科扎瓦饰演卡门缠身的情人唐荷西；女高音安吉尔．布鲁饰演忠诚的米凯拉；而男低音凯尔．凯特森饰演英俊潇洒埃斯卡米洛。丹尼尔．鲁蒂奥尼担任指挥，带领乐队演奏比才扣人心弦的音乐。