The classic four-act opera by Georges Bizet with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Carmen premieres at Theatro Municipal in an innovative production. With scenic direction by director Jorge Takla (Mademoiselle Chanel, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Don Quixote), associate direction by Ronaldo Zero and musical direction by Roberto Minczuk, the scenic action takes place in a haute couture atelier in the context of the Spanish Francoist dictatorship.
Scenario by Nicolás Boni for the opera Carmen @ publicity
It is there that a sequence of actions involving the universal themes of jealousy, passion, possessiveness and female empowerment take place this time.
In this version, Carmen is a famous super model. The motivations for this transformation are many and associate director Ronaldo Zero explains: “Bringing the production to a relatively contemporary environment also makes us relate Carmen, a beautiful and desired woman, but objectified by Don José, to a piece of designer clothing. that, for him, he should only wear his body.”
Opera Carmen Sketch @ publicity
Possession and objectification of bodies, therefore, bring a critical, political and current bias to be discussed to the soap opera of passions so striking present in the text and music so well known and loved by the entire public.
“The sense of possession and consumption exacerbated by the desire of the modern world reflects an unbridled search for external validation and social status, often at the expense of deeper and more genuine values. Don José, in his obsession with Carmen, illustrates the dangers of this type of mentality, in which possession becomes more important than true love and individual freedom,” he states.
Opera Carmen Sketch @ publicity
With tickets sold out, the production will feature a cast of 125 people – singers, actors and dancers on stage (the cast reaches 125 people in all sets at the same time on stage), 400 costumes specially designed by Argentine designer Pablo Ramírez and sets inspired by the work of Goya by the Argentinean artist Rosario Nicolás Boni (La Traviata, Madama Butterfly).