Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera (1985)
Don José is a guard who begins an affair with the tempestuous Carmen. He is imprisoned and loses his job, then flees with her to the mountains. When the relationship starts to break down José refuses to acknowledge it and will not leave, even when he gets news that his mother is dying. Carmen, meanwhile, has taken up with the bullfighter Escamillo. Bizet's most famous opera is brought to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera by Sir Peter Hall, with Maria Ewing and Barry McCauley heading an international cast.
Director: Peter Hall
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Malcolm Walker as Moralès |
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Marie McLaughlin as Micaëla |
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Barry McCauley as Don José |
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Xavier Depraz as Zuniga |
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Maria Ewing as Carmen |
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Elizabeth Collier as Frasquita |
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Jean Rigby as Mercédès |
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Frederico Davià as Lillas Pastia |
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David Holloway as Escamillo |
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Gordon Sandison as Le Dancaïre |
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Petros Evangelides as Le Remendado |
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Robert Neil Kingham as Guide |
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Bernard Haitink as |
| Lighting | John Bury | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Robin Lough | Producer |
| Crew | Henri Meilhac | Script |
| Writing | Prosper Mérimée | Novel |
| Crew | Ludovic Halévy | Script |
| Directing | Peter Hall | Director |
| Sound | Georges Bizet | Original Music Composer |
