 Event |
Carmen
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| Venue |
Regent Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
15 November 2025 |
| Last Date |
25 November 2025 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Smuggler, seductress, risk-taker, rebel. Who is this woman that turns every head? When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. She won’t give up her freedom, and Don José won’t give up his girl. Their smouldering passion sets the stage for tragedy, but first, Bizet gives us an adrenaline-pumping ride through lust, jealousy and spectacle.
This visceral opera is thrilling from the moment the curtain rises and the orchestra races away with the overture. The music has it all: explosions of colour, tender love songs, sensual dances, massive choruses, and always, underneath, the beating pulse of da |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Other
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
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Claudia Osborne
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Assistant Director
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2nd
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Miranda Summers
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Assistant Director
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Olivia Sellers
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Assistant Stage Manager
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Shannon Burns
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Choreographer
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Carrie Barr
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Chorus
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Soprano
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Eleanor Blythman
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Chorus
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Soprano
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Jennifer Bonner
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Chorus
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Soprano
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Annabelle Chaffey
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Chorus
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Genevieve Dickson
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Chorus
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Mezzo
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Keara Donohoe
|
Chorus
|
Mezzo
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Olivia Federow-Yemm
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Chorus
|
Mezzo
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Heather Fletcher
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Chorus
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Mezzo
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Louise Keast
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Chorus
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Celeste Lazarenko
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Chorus
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Alexandra Mathew
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Chorus
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Mezzo
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Bree Meara
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Chorus
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Mezzo
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Belinda Paterson
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Chorus
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Mezzo
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Kristen Paull
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Chorus
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Juel Riggall
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Chorus
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Mezzo
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Nicole Smeulders
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Chorus
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Mezzo
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Leah Thomas
|
Chorus
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Margaret Trubiano
|
Chorus
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Mezzo
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Emily Uhlrich
|
Chorus
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Nicole Wallace
|
Chorus
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Katherine Wiles
|
Chorus
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Kathryn Williams
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Chorus
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Michael Curtain
|
Chorus Master
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assistant & Childrens Chorus
|
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Paul Fitzsimon
|
Chorus Master
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Georges Bizet
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Composer
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Clelia Cafiero
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Conductor
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Marg Horwell
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Designer
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Anne-Louise Sarks
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Director
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Tim Dashwood
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Fight Director/Fight Choreographer
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Ryan Drum
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Head Mechanist
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Head of Department
|
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Nicole Dorigo
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Language Advisor
|
French
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Ludovic Halévy
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Librettist
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Henri Meilhac
|
Librettist
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Paul Jackson
|
Lighting Designer
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Alexander Lynn
|
Lighting Operator/Technician
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Head of Department
|
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Brian Castles-Onion
|
Musical Supervisor
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Preparation
|
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Jonathan Wilson
|
Musical Supervisor
|
Preparation
|
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Stephen Adamson
|
Properties Master
|
Head of Department
|
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Richard Anderson
|
Singer
|
ZUNIGA
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Jennifer Black
|
Singer
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MICAËLA
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Abraham Bretón
|
Singer
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DON JOSÉ (15, 18, 20, 22, 25 Nov)
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Danielle de Niese
|
Singer
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CARMEN (15, 18, 20, 22, 25 Nov)
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Jane Ede
|
Singer
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FRASQUITA
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Luke Gabbedy
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Singer
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ESCAMILLO (17, 19, 21, 24 Nov)
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Alexander Hargreaves
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Singer
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EL DANCAIRO
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Angela Hogan
|
Singer
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MERCEDES
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Nathan Lay
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Singer
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MORALES
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Virgilio Marino
|
Singer
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REMENDADO
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Phillip Rhodes
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Singer
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ESCAMILLO (15, 18, 20, 22, 25 Nov)
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Sian Sharp
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Singer
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CARMEN (17, 19, 21, 24 Nov)
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Ruth Strutt
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Singer
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LILLAS PASTIA
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Ruth Strutt
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Singer
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LILLAS PASTIA & Mezzo chorus
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Diego Torre
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Singer
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DON JOSÉ (17, 19, 21, 24 Nov)
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Garry Alcorn
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Stage Manager
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Karen McGregor
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Stage Manager
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Phillip Serjeant
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Stage Manager
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Head of Department
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Chris Yates
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Technical Director
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Hamish Peters
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Wardrobe Master
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Head of Department performing
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Simon Thomas
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Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer
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Head of Department performing
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Prosper Mérimée
|
Writer
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
France
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
sung in French
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Jamie Henson collection |
| Web |
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| Event Identifier |
213856 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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