After more than 40 years, the Vienna State Opera is bringing a new production of Carmen - in Calixto Bieito's brilliant and gripping staging - to the stage. Since the originally planned performances could not take place in front of an audience - we provide a recording of an extraordinary introductory matinee.

Cast

Anita Rachvelishvili

Carmen

Piotr Beczała

Don José

Erwin Schrott

Escamillo

Vera-Lotte Boecker

Micaëla