Poland’s Kurzak appears in Carmen at the Met

Saturday’s performance is broadcast to over 2, 200 cinemas in more than 70 countries as part of ‘The Met: Live in HD’ series. In Poland alone, opera lovers are able to watch the production in 34 venues.
The production is a revival of the 2009 premiere, directed by Sir Richard Eyre, with monumental sets by Rob Howell. The title role is sung by Clémentine Margaine, Roberto Alagna is cast as San Jose and Alexander Vinogradov as Escamillo. Louis Langrée is the conductor.

Kurzak’s appearances at the Met go back to 2004 when she made her debut there as Olympia in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
The current production of Bizet’s masterpiece marks her Met debut as Micaëla. Further performances are scheduled for February 5 and 8.
On 15 June Kurzak and Alagna, who are a married couple in private life, are billed in an open-air production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in Warsaw. (mk/ )

Source: PAP