Pietro Fléville
Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH production, this production was not as good. It was not as tight and neat. The tempo set was far too slow for the time-period of the story. The stage setting was distracting. The lighting was too dark. Except Domingo, a natural actor who was always into his role and sings and acts with passion, none of the other performers came up with a convincing portrayal of the role he/she played.
Em Sevilha na Espanha do séc XIX. Carmen é uma cigana que trabalha numa fábrica de cigarros. Sua beleza quente seduz os homens especialmente o soldado Don José que se torna completamente obcecado. Por esse amor, ele perde a farda e torna-se amante de Carmen até o ponto de fazer parte de um bando de contrabandistas, amigos da bela cigana. Pela liberdade de amar, Carmen acaba deixando o pobre amante para ficar com um famoso toureador. O soldado enfeitiçado então é tomado por um acesso de ira e ciúme e caba por matá-la.
