NCPA Production of Bizet´s Opera Carmen will be held at NCPA-Opera House, Beijing from Feb.26 to Mar.2, 2016.

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Composer: Georges Bizet

Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy

A fifth revival of NCPA Production

Director: Francesca Zambello

Choreographor: Duncan Macfarland

Stage Design: Peter J. Davison

Costume Design: Susan Wilmington

Lighting Design: Benjamin Pearcy

Originated from the novel by Prosper Mérimée, the opera Carmen was completed in the autumn of 1874. It was the last work of Georges Bizet, and also is the most popular opera on the stage in the world until now. Bizet, through his music, told us a tragic story behind brightness, and depicted the optimistic, straightforward but wild personality of a Gipsy girl, Carmen. The opera discloses the bald-faced passions, describes the eternal confrontation between men and women, shows the ruthless but beautiful life, and proves the perpetual co-existence between love and death.

In this opera, Bizet managed to create vivid dramatic melodies with Spanish elements. Some excerpts such as Habanera, Les Toreadors and the Prelude have been highly cherished by many artists and performed again and again in the past century.

Francesca Zambello Director

An internationally recognized director of opera and theater, Francesca Zambello's American debut took place at the Houston Grand Opera with a production of Fidelio in 1984. She debuted in Europe at Teatro la Fenice in Venice with Beatrice di Tenda in 1987 and has since staged new productions at major theaters and opera houses in Europe and the USA. Collaborating with outstanding artists and designers and promoting emerging talent, she takes a special interest in new music theater works, innovative productions, and in producing theater and opera for wider audiences.

Source: en.damai.cn