Carmen – Georges Bizet, Prosper Mérimée

Performed at the interior courtyard of a neoclassical building in Metaxourgeio.
First performance: July 1, 2010
Last performance: July 15, 2010

Reprise: Kappa Theatre, 2011
First performance: March 4, 2011

An extremely demanding art form, opera has ceased to exclusively engage artists of the genre and address a particular audience. In facing the high artistic demands set by opera, particularly in Europe, theatre directors in recent years have begun to renew their expressive means and enrich their artistic vocabulary. Thus, opera has become a field of research and experimentation for directors, singers, actors, and set designers in an effort to break away from established norms, approach contemporary reality, and appeal to a wider, and why not, younger audience. […]

Stathis Livathinos and his company dare to approach CARMEN, using not only the libretto of Bizet’s famous opera as a reference point but also the lesser-known novel by Prosper Mérimée which served as its source material. The experimental performance and its dramaturgical treatment is the result of the collaboration between the director and six actors. It will be presented in an outdoor alternative space at 28, Kerameikos Street, in Metaxourgeio, a neighbourhood with cultural peculiarities, an artistically vibrant area in full development, whose unique and idiosyncratic character serves as an additional point of inspiration. In the courtyard of an old neoclassical building, accompanied by live jazz music… […]

Source: synergyo.gr