Waterperry Opera Festival present Carmen: A powerful new vision of Bizet's masterpiece sung in English with Orchestra at Waterperry House & Gardens, Oxford on Friday 11th August 2023

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Waterperry Opera Festival present Carmen

A powerful new vision of Bizet's masterpiece sung in English with Orchestra

Add to my Calendar 11-08-2023 18:30 11-08-2023 20:30 36 Waterperry Opera Festival present Carmen Performances on the 11th, 12th, 15th, 17th & 19th August @ 6.30pm   Location: Waterperry Front LawnDuration: Approx. 3h 45minDetails: 18:30 start | 1h30min picnic intermission | 22:15 finishAge Guidance Rating: 13+ (limited sexual intimacy and some violence) Carmen‘s drive to live freely and independently brings her into deadly conflict with the world of male violence and control, as those who desire her seek to destroy her.  Festival Music Director Bertie Baigent (The Elixir of Love, The Marriage of Figaro) will conduct five performances of Bizet’s passionate opera on the front lawn at Waterperry House. Anna Morrissey directs a bold production full of fiery movement and spectacle, alongside Designer Charlotte Henery (The Marriage of Figaro), Lighting Designer Ryan Day and Sound Designer Will Thompson on behalf of Show Works.This production will showcase some of the UK’s most outstanding emerging operatic talent, alongside our 2023 Young Artists and the acclaimed Waterperry orchestra. Composed by Georges Bizet with Orchestration by Leo GeyerLibretto by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy Based on the novel of the same title by Prosper Mérimée.Performed in an English Translation by Christopher Cowell Waterperry House & Gardens, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Waterperry House & Gardens
Waterperry Estate
Waterperry
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX33 1LA
England

Friday 11th August 2023
6:30 PM

Programme

Georges Bizet – Carmen

Performers

Samantha Price – mezzo-soprano
Xavier Hetherington – tenor
Matthew Durkan – baritone
Catriona Hewitson – soprano
Bertie Baigent – Conductor

Waterperry Orchestra

Programme Note

Performances on the 11th, 12th, 15th, 17th & 19th August @ 6.30pm

Location: Waterperry Front Lawn
Duration: Approx. 3h 45min
Details: 18:30 start | 1h30min picnic intermission | 22:15 finish
Age Guidance Rating: 13+ (limited sexual intimacy and some violence)

Carmen‘s drive to live freely and independently brings her into deadly conflict with the world of male violence and control, as those who desire her seek to destroy her.

Festival Music Director Bertie Baigent (The Elixir of Love, The Marriage of Figaro) will conduct five performances of Bizet’s passionate opera on the front lawn at Waterperry House. Anna Morrissey directs a bold production full of fiery movement and spectacle, alongside Designer Charlotte Henery (The Marriage of Figaro), Lighting Designer Ryan Day and Sound Designer Will Thompson on behalf of Show Works.

This production will showcase some of the UK’s most outstanding emerging operatic talent, alongside our 2023 Young Artists and the acclaimed Waterperry orchestra.

Composed by Georges Bizet with Orchestration by Leo Geyer

Libretto by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy Based on the novel of the same title by Prosper Mérimée.

Performed in an English Translation by Christopher Cowell

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