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The Carmen Case

Alexandra Lacroix & Diana Soh

03 April 2025

03 April 2025
@Opéra de Limoges
25 - 24 January 2024
@Opéra de Bordeaux
11 - 12 January 2024
@Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
04 May 2023
@TAP - Auditorium de Poitiers

A femicide happened, the former partner José confessed the facts.

Yet, public opinion is not quite clear on who is the culprit. Let's open the hearing: what does the victim have to say? What would answer the murderer? 

 

Carmen, Cour d'assises is a behind close door hearing where the prosecutor, the victime, the defendant, the defence and witnesses expose the facts, respond to the charges and contest the allegation of diffemation.

 

Testimonies of a loyal audience, who has acclaimed Bizet's work for almost 150 years, will be heard, just like the score. The hearing is open!

 

An opera creation from Bizet's masterpiece, conceived by the stage director Alexandra Lacroix in collaboration with the composer Diana Soh. Creators trio wishing to unveil alternatives from a destiny which shouldn't have been fatal, neither yesterday nor today...

 

 

Distribution

Composition & arrangement Diana Soh after Carmen by Georges Bizet

Libretto Alexandra Lacroix after Carmen by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy and judgments from criminal proceedings in cour d'assises

Stage direction & concept Alexandra Lacroix

Musical direction Lucie Leguay

 

Vocal coach Yoan Hereau

Set designer Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy

Costume designer Olga Karpinsky

Light designer Flore Marvaud

Video designer Jérémie Bernaert

Assistant stage director Benjamin Schilperoort

Repetitor Lionel Bams

 

with

Carmen  Anne-Lise Polchlopek

Franck, Don José  François Rougier

Carlos, Escamillo  Alban Legos-Le Moine

Micaëla  Angèle Chemin

Ludovic, José l’accusé  Xavier de Lignerolles

Laura, Frasquita, experte  Elise Chauvin

Béatrice, Procureure, experte  Anne-Emmanuelle Davy

Jean-Luc, Mercedes, experte  Rosie Middelton

Président  William Shelton

 

Musical ensemble 

Ars Nova

United Instruments of Lucilin

 

 

Co-production

Production Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg

Executive production Ars Nova ensemble

Coproducer in charge of artistic direction and coordination Cie MPDA

Co-producers TAP – Théâtre Auditorium de Poitiers, Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, La Monnaie / De Munt, OARA, United Instruments of Lucilin

Set construction Les Ateliers des Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg

 

 

With the support of enoa and the programme Creative Europe of European Union

 

Thanks to Fondation Royaumont, Fondation Singer-Polignac, Mains d'oeuvres, CNSMDP and TAP - Auditorium de Poitiers for their residency, to Opéra de Limoges for its support during the creation phase, to Andreas Westphalen and Jospeh Bolger for their collaboration, and to Elena Schwarz for her investment and collaboration on this project.

 

 

Distribution

Composition & arrangement Diana Soh after Carmen by Georges Bizet

Libretto Alexandra Lacroix after Carmen by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy and judgments from criminal proceedings in cour d'assises

Stage direction & concept Alexandra Lacroix

Musical direction Lucie Leguay

 

Vocal coach Yoan Hereau

Set designer Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy

Costume designer Olga Karpinsky

Light designer Flore Marvaud

Video designer Jérémie Bernaert

Assistant stage director Benjamin Schilperoort

Repetitor Lionel Bams

 

with

Carmen  Anne-Lise Polchlopek

Franck, Don José  François Rougier

Carlos, Escamillo  Alban Legos-Le Moine

Micaëla  Angèle Chemin

Ludovic, José l’accusé  Xavier de Lignerolles

Laura, Frasquita, experte  Elise Chauvin

Béatrice, Procureure, experte  Anne-Emmanuelle Davy

Jean-Luc, Mercedes, experte  Rosie Middelton

Président  William Shelton

 

Musical ensemble 

Ars Nova

United Instruments of Lucilin

 

 

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