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Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy
Musical preparation: Jiří Bělohlávek
Conductor: Zbyněk Müller
Stage director: Jozef Bednárik
Sets: Vladimír Čáp
Costumes: Ľudmila Várossová
Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk
Chorus master of the Kühn's Children's Choir: Jiří Chvála
Dramaturgy: Jan Panenka

Czech National Opera Orchestra

Czech National Opera Chorus

Czech National Opera Ballet

Kühn Children's Choir

Premiere: March 15, 1999

The story of Carmen, a passionate Gipsy whose love can never be won for good and whose flighty life ends at the hand of a spurned lover, the soldier Don José, has captivated audiences worldwide for decades. Carmen is an opera abounding in sensuous and sultry melodies, which the stage director Jozef Bednárik has succeeded in shaping into a magnificent theatrical spectacle.

Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the National Theatre Opera

The opera is staged in French original version and Czech and English surtitles are used in the performance.

Photo: Hana Smejkalová

Duration of the performance: 2 hours and 55 minutes, 1 intermission