All'Opera: Carmen (12A)

Valentina Carrasco directs a stirring production of Bizet’s opera in four acts, which was recorded live at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome under the baton of conductor Jesus Lopez-Cobos during the company’s 2016-17 season. Don Jose is a soldier stationed with his regiment near Seville, close to the home of his mother and orphan Micaela, who he is supposed to marry. During a patrol, Jose meets cigarette factory girl Carmen. She teases him mercilessly and stirs long dormant passions.