Bizet’s Carmen (The Met: Live in HD 2023/24 Season)

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.

Carmen is an associated project of Le French May 2024

Trailer Preview: https://youtu.be/eLePM0M_0pY?si=cSXWGIJPJL96ytZr

Latest screening schedule: http://www.themetinhongkong.info/

24 March 2024 (SUN) 2:00pm | Emperor Cinemas (Entertainment Building)

27 April 2024 (SAT) 3:00pm | K11 Art House

22 June 2024 (SAT) 3:20pm | MOViE MOViE Pacific Place

13 October 2024 (SUN) 3:20pm | Premiere Elements

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

The Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia (FAMA) is a not-for-profit organisation created to increase the awareness of classical vocal music in the region and to foster an appreciation of the art of Western opera. With The Met: Live in HD program, FAMA is delighted to give residents of Hong Kong the opportunity to experience world-class opera performances from one of the world’s most famous opera companies, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, at selected cinemas in Hong Kong.