The Carmen Case - Limoges Opera house (2025) - The Carmen Case - Opéra de Limoges (2025)

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"A fresh perspective by Alexandra Lacroix, associate artist at the Limoges Opera, on an essential monument of our heritage.

And if human justice had had to rule on the tragedy of Carmen's murder, what would Don José have become? An executioner? A victim? An irresponsible madman?
In a burningly topical proposition, this contemporary opera places the spectator in the position of a juror, in a courtroom during a criminal trial, and asks them to reflect on the profound significance of the death that concludes Carmen. The femicide has taken place, the facts have been confessed by Don José's former companion. The spectator vibrates to the rhythm of the reminiscences of the original work as well as the twists and turns of the trial, dissecting all the steps leading to the fatal act. Carmen Case is a poignant lyrical show, featuring compositions by Diana Soh that revisit and interweave Bizet's themes to communicate across the space and time that separate Carmen's story and Don José's trial.
A surprising form of historical fiction that shows that the Carmen case is never closed..."

More information is available on the official website of the opera house.