Carmen - a new vision

Dalles Hall Bucharest

November 18, 2025 at 20:00

We invite you to a unique experience in an exceptional show: "Carmen - a new vision".

On stage will be extraordinary voices, performers who have distinguished themselves both on the lyrical stages in the country and abroad.

Distribution:

CARMEN

Adina Papadimas

DON JOSE

Adrian Dumitru

MICAELA

Miruna Iancu

ESCAMILLO

Fang Shuang

FRASQUITA

Valeria Beliman

MERCEDES

Alexandrina Stan

REMENDADO

Ciprian Pahonea

DANCAIRO

Paul Celmare

Carmen is an opera with music composed by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, after the novel of the same name by Prosper Mérimée.

Unlike Mérimée, Bizet chose to make Carmen the main character of this story, going against all the "moral barriers" that began to fall massively in his time.

The premiere of the opera took place at the "Opéra Comique" in Paris, on March 3, 1875, but did not initially have the success expected by the composer, which greatly affected him.

The wounded pride and initial annoyance suffered by the French composer were brilliantly avenged posthumously, because today the opera Carmen is one of the most performed lyrical plays that manages to conquer the stormy applause of spectators from all over the world. The action of the novel and the opera takes place in the city of Seville, where with unprecedented realism, the tragic story of the soldier Don José is told, who fell prey to the charms of the gypsy Carmen. Although he defies his family, compromises his career and exceeds all limits of morality for the woman he loves, the soldier will end up killing her.

The duration of the show is 100 minutes (without breaks) and is performed in French with subtitles in Romanian.

Director's concept - Pahonea Ciprian

Artistic coordination - Adrian Dumitru

Choreography - Adina Papadimas

Projection/Narration/Musical accompaniment processing - Pahonea Ciprian

This show was created as a branch of the opera genre that wants to lead to the development of a considerable opening of the general public to the fascinating world of lyrical theater. Let yourself be carried away by the wave and be enchanted by this love story full of intrigue, passion, jealousy and revenge, along with the beautiful Carmen and her soldier Don Jose, the favorites of opera lovers.