Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili gives a dynamic performance as Bizetâs iconic gypsy, the woman who lives by her own rules. Aleksandrs Antonenko is Don JosĂ©, the soldier who falls under her spell, and Ildar Abdrazakov plays Escamillo, the swaggering bullfighter who takes Carmen away from Don JosĂ©âan action that seals Carmenâs tragic fate. Anita Hartig is MicaĂ«la, and Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Richard Eyreâs hit production, set in 1930s Spain.
2014-11-01