Carmen at Masada

Dates:

Thu 7.6.12 (9:30PM), Sat 9.6.12 (9:30PM), Sun 10.6.12 (9:30PM), Mon 11.6.12 (9:30PM), TUE 12.6.12 (9:30PM)

George Bizet

Libretto: Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after a novella by Prosper Mérimée
First Performance: "Opera Comique", Paris, March 3, 1875
First Performance at the Israeli Opera: October 5, 1995
First Performance of this production at current season: June 7, 2012

The Israeli Opera Chorus
Chorus Master: Yishai Steckler

The Ankor Children Choir
The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in French
Surtitles in English and Hebrew
Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Length of performance: approx. three hours and 30 minutes

The free spirited gypsy Carmen sings about freedom as she falls in  love with the soldier José and then with the toreador Escamillo. Fiery Spanish dances and seductive arias in a huge celebration performed by
hundreds of participants by the Mt. of Masada. Love, scorching passion and hate that knows no boundries conducted by Daniel Oren.

Synopsis