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classical music, opera, theatre

Bizet: Carmen

Festival Theatre
  • Produced by Müpa Budapest
  • THE MET: LIVE IN HD AT MÜPA BUDAPEST

Ticket prices

  • 3900 - 8500 HUF
    • Dynamic price
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A classic opera and one of the most beloved productions in the Met Live in HD series comes to life with a fresh, strong concept and a captivating new Carmen in the spotlight. In a production directed by Carrie Cracknell and conducted by Daniele Rustioni, the title role is taken by the young Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina, while Don José is portrayed by the Polish tenor Piotr Beczała, one of the favourites of the Met's audiences in New York and around the world.

Met is set to bring a new rendition of Carmen that promises an unsparingly honest retelling of the well-known story, set in the present day. Despite this, the Met's renowned English director remains faithful to Georges Bizet's opera, as evidenced by the prominent and definitive roles of violence and rebellion against social constraints in the production. Since 1884, Carmen has been performed over a thousand times in New York, and it is now set to grace the Met HD Live program for the fourth time. As expected, this production promises a superb display of music and vocal artistry. The assurance of musical excellence is upheld by none other than the electrifying Italian conductor, Daniele Rustioni, who has been a constant highlight at the Metropolitan since 2017. Despite being only twenty-seven, Akhmetshina has already gained worldwide acclaim for her performance as Carmen, and now she is joined by the ever-motivated Beczała and one of the star sopranos of the opera house, Angel Blue, who will take on the role of Micaëla, while Kyle Ketelsen, the American bass-baritone known from the Live in HD broadcast of last season's highly successful contemporary world premiere, The Hours, will be portraying the remarkable character of Escamillo.

From the 2023/24 season, we will be providing surtitles for foreign-language operas exclusively in Hungarian.

The 'Metropolitan Opera Live in HD' transmissions have been made possible through the cooperation of our partner, liveincinema.eu s.r.o.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

  • Daniele Rustioni

Performers:

  • Carmen
    Aigul Akhmetshina
  • Don José
    Piotr Beczała
  • Escamillo
    Kyle Ketelsen
  • Micaëla
    Angel Blue

Featuring:

  • The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra

Creators:

  • Set design
    Michael Levine
  • Costumes
    Tom Scutt
  • Lighting
    Guy Hoare
  • Projections
    rocafilm / Roland Horvath
  • Choreograper
    Ann Yee
  • Director
    Carrie Cracknell

Ticket information

You may purchase tickets online and in person for this performance using a Müpa Budapest gift voucher or by OTP, K&H or MBH SZÉP cards. If you purchase the tickets in person, then we also accept Edenred and Rewin Gift Vouchers, and Edenred and Rewin gift cards (Benefit and Family cards) as well as the culture subaccount allowance on OTP Cafeteria cards.

Parking information

We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.

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