Thomas Morris

Falsacappa dirige une bande de brigands en mal de mauvais coups. Le prochain mariage du duc de Mantoue lui fournit une bonne occasion de faire main basse sur un joli magot. Trois millions seront remis à celui qui accompagnera la princesse chez son futur époux. Falsacappa parvient à capturer les carabiniers et à substituer sa propre fille à la future duchesse. L'intrusion intempestive de Gloria-Cassis, chambellan de la princesse, manque flanquer ce beau plan par terre mais de grandes rasades de vin réconcilient carabiniers et brigands...

Live peformance from the Sferisterio Opera Festival, August 2004. Our edition has an Italian cast of exceptional quality, in which stand out the amazing voice of Desirée Rancatore, the extraordinary artistry of Ruggiero Raimondi and the fascinating direction of Pier Luigi Pizzi, one of today's most creative directors. Interesting overview here: http://www.operatoday.com/content/2006/08/offenbach_les_c.php

Among Seville’s cigar makers, Carmen is the most attractive woman around. Arrested for the assault of a friend, she enthralls the brigadier Don José who lets her escape. For her, José abandons his childhood sweetheart, he gives up his rank, deserts the army… and to what ends will passion drive him when he loses Carmen's love to the glamorous bullfighter Escamillo? We can only imagine the reactions of the first Parisian audiences at the Opéra Comique, who are said to have been shocked to see the incarnation of such an independent heroine. But what would those audiences in 1875 have actually seen on stage? With the support of Palazzetto Bru Zane (Centre de Musique Romantique Française), Opéra de Rouen Normandie have (re)created Bizet’s Carmen with the original costumes, sets and staging of the 1875 premiere.