The strength and the spell of the flamenco and the greatness of lyric poetry continue to be found in the capital of Seville within the framework of 1st Seville Opera Festival. After its successful premiere on the 26th, Carmen, Opera & Flamenco, Theater co-production Flamenco Sevilla and Sevilla de Ópera, resumes its performances on Friday, October 3rd during the weekend until October 12th in Theater Flamenco Seville (C/ Cuna, 15). Tickets are on sale. here, and at the theater box office.
Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the premiere of one of the world's best-known operas and the death of its composer, Georges Bizet, shortly after, Theater Flamenco Seville and Sevilla de Ópera reinvent one of the universal myths of musical culture in this unique show through a double cast that embodies the three main characters: Carmen, Don José, and Escamillo. Thus, each role is represented simultaneously by a lyrical performer and an artist. flamenco, generating a scenic and musical dialogue that enriches the narrative and offers the audience two complementary views of the same drama.
Under the artistic direction of the dancer José Galvañ, a Carmen, Opera & Flamenco The structural precision and majesty of opera meet the improvisation, duende and expressive freedom of flamencoThe result is a four-act performance that respects the essence of Bizet's score while expanding it into new sonic and emotional territories, creating a total artistic experience that is both a tribute to tradition and a resolute look toward the future.
The fusion of the voice and the soul of the flamenco
En Carmen, Opera & Flamenco The stage becomes a mirror reflecting two distinct but deeply connected universes. The same story is told in two languages: the refined lyricism of opera and the passionate viscerality of flamenco.
Each of the main characters – Carmen, Don José and Escamillo – appears duplicated, embodied by a lyrical interpreter and an artist flamenco. Thus, the soprano Ana Cadaval and the dancer Aitana Rousseau offer two complementary visions of Carmen: the powerful voice that dominates the scene and the body that expresses freedom through movement. The same is true of Don José, split into the tenor Arturo Garralón and the dancer Hugo Sánchez, or with Escamillo, who is brought to life by the baritone Andrés del Pino and the dancer Adrián Domínguez.
Around them is woven a solid group of musicians and artists who sustain this artistic dialogue: the piano of Tommaso Cogato; the violins of Graci Del Saz, Celia Vicente and Nadia Carmona; the cello of Fernando Jurado; the guitar of Alvaro Mora; the flamenco voice of Julia Acosta; and the dance of Marta HermosoAll of them make up a cast that not only brings together brilliant careers, but also symbolizes the union of two musical traditions destined to meet.
