Sun 15 Nov
Starts 2pm
Running time approx 3 hours 30 inc interval
Doors open 1.30pm
Tickets £16 / £10 for under 16s
Online in advance (reserved seats) or at the door from 1.30pm
Bar
The Drill Hall
Lower Church Street, Chepstow NP16 5HJ
Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the free-spirited Carmen declares that any man she loves should beware. But even she is unprepared for what happens when she decides to seduce police officer Don José.
Olivier Award-winning director Damiano Michieletto’s staging casts scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever-popular opera. An all-star cast brings this white-hot production to life with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role, alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don José. Bizet’s electrifying and sensual score boasts a host of Spanish-inspired melodies and his gift for writing memorable melodies reaches its peak in the flamboyance of the ‘Toreador Song’, one of the most instantly recognisable arias in all classical music...
