Polish National Opera to Stream Carmen

Carmen Starring Leonardo Capalbo Available for Free from Polish National Opera

In response to the cancellation of performances due to the coronavirus, Polish National Opera announced it will stream Bizet’s Carmen starring Rinat Shaham and Leonardo Capalbo via the company website. 

Carmen will be broadcast on Saturday, 28 March, Tuesday, 31 March and Thursday, 2 April for free on vod.teatrwielki.pl, starting at 7 p.m. Central European Time. 

Read the release from the company below: 

In their take on the classic, director Andrzej Chyra and dramaturge Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk explore the anatomy of crime as well as a clash of two equal yet opposing value systems – strict military discipline and perfect freedom – which underlies the love story. And so, this is not a tale of bawdy sexuality and raging jealousy, but an account of true love that prompts a crime. The production premiered at the Teatr Wielki, Warsaw on 7 June 2018.

Cast: Rinat Shaham – Carmen, Ewa Tracz – Micaela, Joanna Kędzior – Frasquita, Anna Bernacka – Mercedes, Leonardo Capalbo – Don Jose, Mariusz Godlewski – Escamillo, Krzysztof Bączyk – Zuniga, Kamil Zdebel – Morales, Andres, Damian Wilma – Le Dancaire, Tomasz Madej – Remendado, Maciej Mikołajczyk – Lilas Pastia. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducted the soloists, orchestra and chorus of the Polish National Opera, and the Artos boys choir.