CARMEN

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy after the novel by Prosper Mérimée
World premiere: Paris, Opéra Comique, France, March 3rd, 1875

Location Ahoy Arena Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Performances 7 - January 24th - 30th, 1995
Premiere January 25th
Visitors 45.000
Local PartnerAhoy Arena
 
Team
Bernard BrocaDirector
Bernard ArnouldSet & Costume Designer
Addy Broeders & Dré MeulenbroekCostume Designers
Philippe ArlaudLight Designer
Wilfred Houthuijsen & Peter ScheunhageSound Designers
 
Cast
Roberto PaternostoConductor
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
 
Pamela Pantos & Gisella PasinoCarmen
Corneliu Murgu & Mario MalagniniDon José
Claudio OtelliEscamillo
Fiamma Izzo D'Amico & Olga RomankoMicaela
Pieter van den BergZuniga
Silvia GavarottiFrasquita
Anna di MauroMercedes
Marco CamastraDancairo
Elio FerrettiRemendado
Antonio StragapedeMorales
Chiquito de BronceFlamenco Singer
Jacky Westerhoof, Hein HazenbergLead Flamenco dancers
 
Louis BuskensChoir Conductor
Opera in Ahoy Choir,
Rotterdam Boys Choir & The Hague Children's Choir
 
Opera in Ahoy Talents
 
Facts & figures
4 40ft trucks for sound & light
5 40ft trucks for set, props & costumes
7 horses
23 children talents
24 flamenco dancers
53 children's choir
72 rifles
84 orchestra
92 talents
102 kg paella on stage
120 choir
320 tons of red sand
442 costumes
20.000 carnation flowers