Travel Tip: Opera in France
Carmen

Georges Bizet: Carmen
Opera in four acts (1875)
Poem by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Based on the short story by Prosper Mérimée

Philippe Jordan,  conductor 
Yves Beaunesne:  Stage director

Cast

Nikolai Schukoff (4, 7, 13, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 dec. 2012) / Khachatur Badalyan (10 dec. 2012): Don José

Ludovic Tézier: Escamillo
Edwin Crossley-Mercer: Le Dancaïre
François Piolino: Le Remendado
François Lis: Zuniga
Alexandre Duhamel: Morales

Anna Caterina Antonacci (4 to 16 dec.) / Karine Deshayes (20 to 29 dec.): Carmen

Genia Kühmeier: Micaela
Olivia Doray: Frasquita
Louise Callinan: Mercedes
Philippe Faure Lillas: Pastia
Frédéric Cuif: Un Guide

Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine / Paris Opera Children's Chorus
Patrick Marie Aubert: Chorus master 

Damien Caille-Perret: Sets 
Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz: Costumes 
Joël Hourbeigt: Lighting 
Jean Gaudin: Choreography 
Marion Bernède: Dramaturgy