Barrie Kosky directs Bizet's much-loved opera, with Jakub Hraa and Christopher Willis conducting two casts led by Anna Goryachova and Ga�lle Arquez in the title role.
The young soldier Don Jos� intends to marry Mica�la, a girl from his home village. But when he meets the sensual and fiercely independent Carmen, he sacrifices everything to be with her.
Carmen grows bored of Don Jos� and falls in love with Escamillo. Unable to bear her leaving him, Don Jos� tracks Carmen down and murders her.