Screening of The Royal Opera's Damiano Michieletto production of Bizet's Carmen, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the title role.
The Dome Cinema is bringing The Royal Opera's production of Carmen to Worthing on Tuesday 10 November, starting at 19:00. It's a cinema screening of Damiano Michieletto's production of Bizet's opera, so you'll be watching a recorded performance rather than a live stage show. The whole thing runs 215 minutes, which is a proper evening's commitment — you'll be in your seat for over three and a half hours.
Ginger Costa-Jackson takes the title role as Carmen, the fiercely independent woman who draws the attention of Don José, played by Russell Thomas. The story is one of the most famous in opera: Carmen warns José not to fall in love with her, but he does anyway, and the whole thing spirals into lust, violence and destructive desire under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun. Michieletto's production is described as searing, and it's returning to the screen to cast a scorching light on those themes.
Conducting is Sesto Quatrini, who's back on Bizet's electrifying and sensual score after his Royal Opera debut in 2023. If you're not usually one for the opera, Carmen is a good place to start — the music is some of the most recognisable in the repertoire, and the plot is a straightforward tragedy of obsession. Seeing it in the cinema means you get the full production on the big screen, with the singing and the orchestra coming through the house sound.
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It's at The Dome Cinema in Worthing on Tuesday 10 November, 19:00, with the full performance running 215 minutes.
