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Georges Bizet's Opera in four acts. Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after the novel of the same name by Prosper Mérimée. Music Director: Tugan Sokhiev. Stage Director: Alexei Borodin. Choreographers: Ricardo Castro, Rosario Castro. In different years at the Bolshoi, the title role was performed by the great singers and unique artists— Vera Petrova-Zvantseva, Cora Antarova, Nadezhda Obukhova, Bronislava Zlatogorova, Vera Davydova, Veronika Borisenko, Irina Arkhipova, Elena Obraztsova, Tamara Sinyavskaya...The Bolshoi’s 9th production of Carmen is by the famous theatre director and artistic director of the Russian Academic Youth Theatre (the Bolshoi’s neighbor on Theatre Square) — Alexei Borodin and his permanent co-author, the scenographer Stanislav Benediktov. Costumes are by Valentina Komolova, lighting by Damir Ismagilov, while the Spanish dance numbers are produced by the Spanish dancer-choreographers and famous performers of the flamenco, Rosario and Ricardo Castro.
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