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Carmen<\/em> is Georges Bizet\u2019s most famous opera, renowned all over the world. Bringing it to Limassol is The Met: Live in HD, a programme that broadcasts operas straight from New York. A live transmission of Carmen<\/em> will be screened at Rialto Theatre on Saturday evening<\/strong> with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina, making Met history as the youngest lead in a new staging of Carmen<\/em>.<\/p>\n English director Carrie Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story of deadly passion with a new staging that moves the action to the modern day and explores themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labour structures and the desire to break through societal boundaries.<\/p>\n The production stars young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina, who made headlines in 2018 as the youngest artist ever to sing the title role at London\u2019s Royal Opera House, at just 21 years old, and who now makes Met history as the youngest lead in a new staging of Carmen<\/em> at the age of 27. World-renowned tenor Piotr Becza\u0142a also stars as Carmen\u2019s troubled lover Don Jose\u0301, alongside soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micae\u0308la, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo.<\/p>\n Maestro Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet\u2019s timeless score, which includes some of the most famous arias<\/strong> in opera, such as the Habanera and the Toreador Song. Besides showing the opera production, Saturday\u2019s broadcast will also include exclusive behind-the-scenes access and interviews with the cast and creative team during intermission. More live opera broadcasts will follow, namely La Forza del Destino<\/em> on March 16 and Madama Butterfly<\/em> on May 11.<\/p>\n Carmen<\/strong><\/p>\n The Met Live opera broadcast. January 27. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 7.55pm. \u20ac15-20. www.rialto.com.cy<\/p>\n Follow the – “Carmen” is Georges Bizet’s most famous opera.
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\n– The Met: Live in HD broadcasts operas from New York.
\n– A live transmission of “Carmen” will be screened at Rialto Theatre in Limassol on a Saturday evening.
\n– Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina will perform as the youngest lead in a new staging of “Carmen” by The Met.
\n– English director Carrie Cracknell has staged the opera with a modern-day setting.
\n– The production addresses themes of gendered violence, abusive labour structures, and societal boundaries.
\n– Aigul Akhmetshina previously sang the title role at London\u2019s Royal Opera House at age 21 and is now 27 years old.
\n– Piotr Becza\u0142a stars as Don Jos\u00e9, Angel Blue as Mica\u00ebla, and Kyle Ketelsen as Escamillo.
\n– Maestro Daniele Rustioni conducts the score, which includes famous arias like the Habanera and the Toreador Song.
\n– The broadcast will include behind-the-scenes content and interviews.
\n– Future broadcasts will feature “La Forza del Destino” on March 16 and “Madama Butterfly” on May 11.
\n– The event details for the “Carmen” broadcast include the date January 27, location at Rialto Theatre in Limassol, starting time at 7.55pm, and ticket prices ranging from \u20ac15-20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3,207,250,24,450,393,226,134,228,18],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-cyprus","tag-entertainment","tag-google","tag-limassol","tag-london","tag-new-york","tag-theatre","tag-violence","tag-whats-on","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n