Your Reaction: What did you think of The Royal Opera's Carmen 2019?
Audience and press reviews of Bizet's classic opera, directed by Barrie Kosky.
Spectacular (and very different) #ROHcarmen - dramatic, sensual and almost burlesque. Julia Jones is superb! Michaela @ailynperezsop singing is gorgeous, pure and sublime.@lucapisaroni is a sumptuous Escamillo. Anaik Morel & Brian Hymel were great. @ROHchorus were to die for pic.twitter.com/gbQGyLCQtT
— Achyuta Nori #FBPE (@AchyutaNori) June 22, 2019
It's five red hot stars from me for Carmen @RoyalOperaHouse. It's big, it's brassy, and it's perfect for first-timers (take the teens). Thanks @lululoveslondon for inviting me to be your opera buddy today. | #opera #london #ROHcarmen pic.twitter.com/pQmU29cugi
— Diary of a Londoness (@ScarlettRoitman) June 22, 2019
#ROHcarmen it's a much maligned production but if you have a great cast it works really well. I enjoyed that a lot. pic.twitter.com/Fm72ggjCQa
— Robert Billingham (@bosoko) June 22, 2019
breathtaking Carmen at the Royal Opera House - really enjoyed the vaudevillesque set design 💃🏻🌹 | #rohcarmen #opera #summer #carmen #bizet #merimee #london #vscocam #vsco #royaloperahouse #vaudeville @ Royal Opera… https://t.co/gMNyKNwXk4
— Miguel Fernandes (@MiguelFernanx2) June 22, 2019
Bravi belli di #ROHCarmen! Another night vindicating my multiple-performances-by-the-same-cast habit. All the best for the rest of the run; see you again on Friday 😎✌️ pic.twitter.com/wUXN6z7Zkh
— Shiru Lim (@halbsoschlimm) June 24, 2019
Just in from seeing the most extraordinary production of Carmen at The Royal Opera House where most of the action takes place on this giant staircase!! pic.twitter.com/qIlWHlNvSX
— Valerie Leon (@thevalerieleon) June 24, 2019
To @RoyalOperaHouse for #ROHcarmen - fab voices, esp @BRYANHYMEL & @ailynperezsop. Orch top notch under Julia Jones. But OMG WTF with the ‘design’ ?! How to kill a production stone dead with a big non-idea. Total disaster. Bizet must be turning in his urn. Eyes closed to enjoy.☠️
— Jonathan Izard (@jonathanizard) June 24, 2019
Another light touch and plenty of pizzazz tonight - Kosky's production and version will always divide people - I love it - but Julia Jones brings it stylishly to life #ROHcarmen pic.twitter.com/2WgQQGmNgM
— Ed Beveridge (@dredbeveridge) June 24, 2019
What can I say, I love the production!! 😍 #ROHcarmen pic.twitter.com/swZ3naEm00
— Elisabeth Schwarz (@bachsheirswaltz) June 24, 2019
Press reviews will be added in due course.
What did you think of Carmen?
Let us know by using #ROHcarmen
Carmen runs until 20 July 2019. Tickets are still available.
The opera will be relayed to BP Big Screens around the UK and livestreamed online on 2 July 2019.
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