Seeing red: Minju Kang as Carmen and Rentar Nakaaki as Don José in Johan Inger's 'Carmen' Even the sex is unappealing, every encounter with Minju Kang's Carmen giving the impression of raptor and prey ...

When I first saw Calixto Bieito's production of Carmen at the ENO two years ago, I thought it was an outrageous example of directorial self-indulgence. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT We use ...

Carmen at the English National Opera proves that opera is no longer for the old (or boring). For those of you hoping to expand your horizons, Carmen is the perfect introductory sampler to whet your ...

Carmen: a woman ablaze with passion, surrounded by men possessed by obsession and jealousy. One of opera’s most well-known characters sets herself on a road to tragedy when she meets Don José, a ...

If you were under the impression that the term "Opéra Comique" meant a "comic opera", you might be literally correct, but truthfully the joke would be on you. What does it really mean? Opéra Comique ...

Bieito has always looked for ways to challenge orthodoxy and present a new vision of an opera, but a good director's job is to add touches to an opera that adds to it or delivers its message more ...

Even so, I'd challenge anyone to read a rather cheeky programme note interpreting Bieito’s production points and find much that tallied in the performance. Late Franco era? Chances are that won't be ...