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Carmen

The story tells of the passionate and tragic love between the young officer Don José and the fiery Carmen. The opera is famous for its memorable melodies and dynamic plot.

Dates and Tickets

Date

Day and Hour

Location

Labels

Availability and Tickets

28/08

Friday 20:30

Ancient Theatre

Opera Open

Opera

Ticket Offices

Grigor Palikarov

Conductor

guest

Ursula Horner

Director

guest

Svetlina Stoyanova

Carmen

guest

Ivan Momirov

Don Jose

guest

Konstantin Rittel Kobylianski

Escamillo

Vera Girgonova

Micaela

Evgeniy Arabadjiev

Zuniga

Mariya Anastasova

Frasquita

guest

Neli Petkova

Mercedes

Alexander Baranov

Dancairo

Mark Fowler

Remendado

Details

Duration 160 Minutes

Language French

Subtitles Bulgarian English

Carmen embodies all the clichés associated with Romani women. She is wild and fearless, nonconformist, constantly at odds with the law, and lives entirely in the present. However, her name suggests that she is also burdened by a heavy shadow. Besides the Latin meaning of "carmen" (poetry, song, magical formula), the word "karma" is also hidden within it. Originating from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, it means "action" or "effect." Every physical or mental action leads to a consequence.

—Ursula Horner, Director