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Carmen, Bizet's Passionate Opera

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Carmen, Bizet's Passionate Opera

Never has love been more fickle nor tempestuous than in this tragic tale

“Love is rebellious bird that nobody can tame, and it's all in vain to call it if it chooses to refuse.” ― Georges Bizet

Relive the passion and betrayal of Bizet’s Spanish melodrama with this exquisite rendition of the timeless opera. Taking place at the Artscape Opera House from Thursday, 20, until Saturday, 29 October only, Michael William’s evocative staging promises to transport the audience straight to the sultry setting of Seville, where the tragic narrative unfolds.

The performance is conducted by Tim Murray, the Cape Town Opera (CTO) associate music director, and the chorus will be made up of CTO members, alongside a cast of international soloists. The vocals will be supported by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, bringing together a stunning symphony of sound to do justice to Bizet’s original masterpiece.

First performed in Paris in 1875, Carmen was not well-received due to its supposedly scandalising subject matter and controversial characters. Bizet died suddenly before the show’s reviews changed, and didn’t live to see its incredible reception in Vienna, which set the opera on its current course of timeless success.

The opera is set in southern Spain, and relays the tale of a beautiful, wilful gypsy called Carmen who seduces a young soldier called Don José, who deserts the military and leaves his childhood sweetheart Micaëla for her. Carmen, however, falls for Escamillo, a daring toreador, leading José to stab her to death in the bull ring in a fit of impassioned jealousy and rage.

Those familiar with the opera will immediately recognise the famous ‘La Habanera’ – the aria Carmen sings to explain her own fickleness in love.Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!” This is just one example of the beautiful music the opera has become known for, and audiences can expect during the show.

“Love is a gypsy child; 
he has never, ever, known the law. 
If you love me not, then I love you; 
and if I love you, you better watch out!”

TICKETS FOR THE 2016 CARMEN OPERA AT THE ARTSCAPE

Tickets range from R100p/p to R400p/p and are available from Computicket.com. Shows are at 6pm and 7:30pm and the performance lasts for two hours and twenty minutes. A 20% discount is offered on all seats for block bookings of 10 or more. No children under five are permitted.

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