£35 | £28 | £19
180 minutes
Great Hall
Sun 20 Sep, 3pm - Booking opens Fri 5 Jun
When the matador faces the bull — it’s a fight to the death.
Surrounded by jealousy, obsession and violence, Carmen too must fight for her freedom — whatever it takes, and whatever it costs…
Bizet’s thrilling opera masterpiece is packed with some of the most recognisable operatic music ever written. From the fiery ‘Habanera’ to the swaggering ‘Toreador Song’ and the foreboding ‘Card Aria’ — the score is as dramatic as the story it tells.
Whether you have seen Carmen before or are discovering it for the first time, this production promises a passionate and gritty re-telling of one of the most powerful operatic stories.
Carmen Katie Bray
Don José Oliver Johnston
Escamillo Chuma Sijeqa
Micäela Meeta Raval
Zuniga Grant Doyle
Moralès Tom Butler
Frasquita Clare Pooley*
Mércèdes Ilona Nastase*
Remendado Jacq Herbots*
Dancaïre Zac Conibear*
* Trinity Laban Vocal Student
Blackheath Halls Chorus
Blackheath Halls Orchestra
Blackheath Halls Opera Youth Company
Students from Charlton Park Academy (performing on Sun 20 & 27 Sep only)
Composer Georges Bizet
Libretto Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy in an English translation by Christopher Cowell
Musical director Chris Stark
Director Harry Fehr
Set Designer Elliott Squire
Costume Designer Alice McNicholas
Lighting Designer Malcolm Richards