2007/2008 Season Opera
[New Production]

Georges Bizet :CARMEN

OPERA HOUSE

Carmen	:	María José Montiel
Don José	:	Zoran Todorovich
Escamillo	:	Alexander Vinogradov
Micaëla	:	Omura Hiromi
Zuniga	:	Saiki Kenji
Moralès	:	Hoshino Jun
Le Dancaïre	:	Imao Shigeru
Le Remendado	:	Kuraishi Makoto
Frasquita	:	Hirai Kaori
Mercédès	:	Yamashita Makiko
Chorus	:	New National Theatre Chorus
Children Chorus	:	Suginami Junior Chorus
Orchestra	:	Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

November/December 2007	25	28	1	4	6	9
	Sun	Wed	Sat	Tue	Thu	Sun
2:00	X		X	X		X
6:30		X			X

Doors will open 45 minutes before the opening of the performance.

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Price(yen)	23,100	18,900	12,600	7,350	4,200	1,500

A French opera renowned for its marvelous famous songs, such as “Habanera” and the “Toreador Song.” When first performed in Paris in 1875 during the Golden Age of French opera, this story of the gypsy factory girl Carmen, who seduces several men and is murdered by a jealous lover, touched off a great scandal in the opera world and drew strong reactions. María José Montiel, born in Madrid, who will take the title role, has sung on the most important stages in the world. Another attraction of this new production is the appearance as Micaëla of Omura Hiromi, who has won many fans with her splendid performances at the New National Theatre, Tokyo.

A cigarette factory girl, Carmen, admired by men of the town, takes an interest in Don José, who is indifferent to her, and seeks to win his attention by tossing him a rose. Although he loves Micaëla, he soon becomes captivated by Carmen and is persuaded to desert the Army and throw in his lot with smugglers. But Carmen becomes disillusioned with José and gives her heart to the toreador Escamillo. In front of the bullring, from which loud cheering can be heard, José, consumed by jealous rage, stabs Carmen in the heart.