The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues with "Carmen," Bizet’s riveting opera of jealousy and obsession.
The sensational cast stars mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina in the smoldering title role of a woman who refuses to sacrifice her freedom for love.
Tenor Piotr Beczała is Don José, the soldier unable to control his passion for her.
Soprano Angel Blue is the loyal Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen is the swaggering Escamillo.
Daniele Rustioni conducts this unforgettably seductive and melodic opera in a new production by Carrie Cracknell.
"Carmen" will be heard live over the Robert K. Johnson Foundation-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 27.
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