Georges Bizet

Libretto: Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after a novella by Prosper Mérimée

First Performance: "Opera Comique", Paris, March 3, 1875

First Peformance at the Israeli Opera: October 5, 1995

First Performance of this production: May 25, 2009

Conductor		Emmanuel Joel-Hornak
		Yishai Steckler   9.6, 10.6, 11.6, 12.6, 13.6
Revival Director		Knighten Smit
Costume Revival		Alberto Spiazi
Lighting Designer		Jeff Harris
Choreographer		Neta Shezaf
Fighting Coach		Barak Gonen

Soloists
Carmen		Rinat Shaham
		Tea Demurishvili   25.5, 27.5, 1.6, 4.6, 6.6, 9.6, 11.6
Don Jose		Neil Shicoff   26.5, 30.5, 3.6
		Scott Piper
		Yotam Cohen   28.5, 4.6, 6.6, 11.6
Escamillo		Josef Wafner
		Mikolai Zalasinski   25.5, 27.5, 1.6, 4.6, 6.6, 7.6, 10.6, 12.6
Micaela		Serena Franocchia
		Noa Danon  25.5, 27.5, 1.6, 4.6, 6.6, 9.6, 11.6. 13.6
Zuniga		Vladimir Braun
Morales		Samuel de Beck Spitzer
Remendado		Yossef Aridan
Dancairo		Noah Briger
Mercedes		Rachel Frenkel
		Bracha Kol   25.5, 27.5, 1.6, 3.6, 4.6, 6.6, 9.6, 11.6
Frasquita		Hila Baggio
		Ira Bertman    25.5, 27.5, 1.6, 3.6, 4.6, 6.6, 9.6, 11.6

The Israeli Opera Chorus

Conductor: Yishai Steckler

Bat-Kol Chior

Conductor: Dalia Lazar-Shimon

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in French

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Seville comes alive on the stage in the Metropolitan Opera's gigantic production featuring the free spirited gypsy who believes in free love and is even willing to die for it. Hundreds of participants led by renowned tenor Neil Shicoff and Israeli Mezzo Soprano Rinat Shaham.

Synopsis

Production's Album

Photos: Yossi Zwecker

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This production based on Franco Zaffirelli's production at the Metropolitan Opera, New - York.

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Dates

Mon 25.5 (20:00), Tues 26.5 (20:00), Wed 27.5 (20:00), Thurs 28.5 (13:00),

Sat 30.5 (20:00),  Mon 1.6 (20:00), Wed 3.6 (20:00), Thurs 4.6 (20:00), Fri 5.6 (13:00), Sat 6.6 (20:00)

Sun 7.6 (20:00), Tues 9.6 (20:00), Wed 10.6 (20:00), Thurs 11.6 (20:00), Fri 12.6 (13:00), Sat 13.6 (20:00)

Towards Opening: Sat 25.3 (11:00)

Before the show back stage tours: Mon 25.5 (19:00), Thurs 4.6 (19:00), Sun 7.6 (19:00)

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Review

"Rinat Shaham is a sensational Carmen… the voice is an extension of her body and soul." (Edward Seckerson, The Independent)