Trailer: Watch The Royal Opera s Carmen on-demand #OurHouseToYourHouse

The Royal Opera perform Bizet s Carmen in Barrie Kosky s refreshing production, broadcast online via Vimeo as part of the Royal Opera House s #OurHouseToYourHouse series. Watch for 30 days from 7pm BST Friday 18 September: https://stream.roh.org.uk/packages/carmen-2018/videos/carmen-2018. Award-winning director Barrie Kosky provides a refreshing perspective on this well-known opera. He explores Carmen s ever-changing nature – marked by her series of contrasting costumes – and her vitality through dance. The pre-recorded voice of a narrator (perhaps Carmen herself) ensures that we experience the whole story from her perspective, and the production s unique performing edition (by Michael Rot) offers a chance for audience members to hear music Bizet omitted from the opera s first performances. Carmen had only lukewarm success at its 1875 premiere – perhaps due to its unconventional subject – but soon became immensely popular, and has remained so. Its glorious score boasts a host of wonderful melodies, including Carmen s sensual Habanera and Seguidilla, Don José s tender Flower Aria and Escamillo s rousing Toreador Song. There are also passionate duologues, above all the intense, final confrontation between Carmen and Don José.