Carmen, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 23. May 2010

The XVIII Music Festival “Stars of the White Nights” opened on 21. May 2010. One of the main highlights of the Festival was the performance of Bizet's "Carmen" at the Mariinsky Theater on 23. May 2010, starring Anna Netrebko as Micaela and Massimo Giordano, making his Mariinsky Theater debut, as Don José. The production, with a Don José dressed as a German Nazi officer, was directed by Alexei Stepanyuk. Tugan Sokhiev conducted the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater.

Carmen
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée

XVIII Music Festival “Stars of the White Nights”
Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 23. May 2010

Production
Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko

Cast
Carmen: Natalia Evstafieva
Don José: Massimo Giordano
Micaela: Anna Netrebko
Escamillo: Edward Tsanga
Frasquita:
Mercedes:
Zúñiga:
Morales:
Remendado:
Dancaire:

Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater

Videoclips
Videoclip from Mariinsky media