Carmen on tour
In our one hour performance Carmen will be distilled into a passionate dramatic story, with all the major arias.
BNO has a major commitment to taking opera to rural places where live opera performance is rare. For 2018, we create a new mini-Carmen directed by John Ramster with fantastic international soloists which will premiere in Bergen before touring in Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland and Rogaland. In a one hour performance arranged by music director Stephen Higgins, Carmen will be distilled into a passionate dramatic story, with all the major arias and ensembles.
Georges Bizet / Music
John Ramster / Director
Stephen Higgins / Music director
Olga Jørgensen / Piano
Filipa van Eck / Carmen
Alvaro Zambrano / Don José
Igor Gnidii / Escamillo
Beate Mordal / Micaela
Elisabeth Gimmestad / Frasquita
Ingvild Schultze-Florey / Mercedes
Duration: 50 minutes without interval.
Sung in French with dialogue in Norwegian.
Chamber version, staged concert.
Production by Bergen National Opera.
13.10.18: BERGEN / TERMINUS HALL
14.10.18: OS / OSEANA
16.10.18: FØRDE / FØRDEHUSET
18.10.18: HUSNES / KULTURHUSET HUSNES
19.10.18: SOLA / SOLA KULTURHUS
Tickets from NOK 150,- to NOK 300,-
Varm opp til Carmen med Habanera - arien Carmen synger når hun entrer scenen. Den er også kjent som 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle'. Her i et opptak fra Royal Opera House i London:
Hør uforglemmelige Dmitri Hvorostovsky fremføre "Toreador song" fra Carmen:
Contributors

John Ramster
Director

Stephen Higgins
Music director

Olga Jørgensen
Piano

Filipa van Eck
Carmen

Álvaro Zambrano
Don José

Dmitry Lavrov,
Escamillo

Beate Mordal
Micaela

Elisabeth Gimmestad
Frasquita

Ingvild Schultze-Florey
Mercedes
Selected dates
Grand Hotel Terminus Play ended Play ended
Oseana Play ended Play ended
Førdehuset Play ended Play ended
Kulturhuset Husnes Play ended Play ended
Sola Kulturhus Play ended Play ended