Bizet Carmen (2014)

Georgian mezzosoprano Anita Rachvelishvili gives a dynamic performance as Bizets iconic gypsy the woman who lives by her own rules Aleksandrs Antonenko is Don José the soldier who falls under her spell and Ildar Abdrazakov plays Escamillo the swaggering bullfighter who takes Carmen away from Don Joséan action that seals Carmens tragic fate Anita Hartig is Micaëla and Pablo HerasCasado conducts Richard Eyres hit production set in 1930s Spain