Carmen
Dec 29, 2009 8:30 pm (Tuesday)
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Event details: Carmen
Description
Georges Bizet's opera with the libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy is among the most famous compositions in the repertoire!
The soldier Don José helps Carmen to escape from prison because he has been falling in love with this beautiful gypsy. But he is getting more and more in trouble with his love, also because Escamillo, the famous Toreador, is crazy in love with Carmen...
In the end, Don José stands between two woman and furthermore between two social classes - at one side the exciting Carmen and on the other one Micaela.
The opera in four acts will be performed by four singers in costumes, accompanied by piano, in the intimate setting of the Anglican Church of Florence, every act will be explained in English.
Carmen - Linda de Giovanni
Don José - Tiziano Barbafiera
Escamillo - Lisandro de Guinis
Micaela - Barbara Marcacci
Piano - Cristiano Manzoni
From November 2009 onwards, you can book also a dinner at 7 pm at the at the restaurant "Il Cantinone" in Via San Spirito 6.
More about St Marks Anglican Curch
St Marks Anglican Curch
The church is part of an old Medici Palace that was owned by Machiavelli, renovated in a neo-renaissance style with beautiful icons. English Church architect G.F.Bodley described the church in 1891 as %u201Can almost perfect specimen of Renaissance work,%u201D The palazzo itself is thought to date back to the 1500s. It is said to have belonged at one time to the Machiavelli family.Last update 2007 Editorial Team Classictic.comPost a Countdown Widget
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