30 Jul

Salzburg Festival: Bizet. Carmen (New production)

Thursday

Grosses Festspielhaus

Salzburg, Austria

Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Carmen
Opéra-comique in four acts
(composed 1873—5, premiered in 1875)

Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
after the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée

New production

Creative Team
Teodor Currentzis — Conductor
Gabriela Carrizo (Peeping Tom) — Director / Choreography
Christof Hetzer — Sets / Costumes
Tom Visser — Lighting
Raphaëlle Latini — Directing Collaborator
Christian Arseni — Dramaturgy

Cast
Asmik Grigorian — Carmen
Jonathan Tetelman — Don José
Kristina Mkhitaryan — Micaëla
Davide Luciano — Escamillo
Iveta Simonyan — Frasquita
Anita Monserrat — Mercédès
Matthias Winckhler — Zuniga
Liviu Holender — Moralès
Michael Arivony — Le Dancaïre
Mingjie Lei — Le Remendado

Ensembles
Utopia Choir (Vitaly Polonsky Chorus Master)
Salzburg Bach Choir (Michael Schneider Chorus Master)
Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor (Wolfgang Götz, Regina Sgier Chorus Masters)

Utopia Orchestra

Performers of Peeping Tom: Eurudike De Beul, Amparo Cortés, Boston Gallacher, Balder Hansen, Chey Jurado, Seungwoo Park, Romeu Runa, Charlie Skuy, Eliana Stragapede

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Salzburg Festival: Bizet. Carmen (New production)

The Utopia Orchestra and Choir, led by Teodor Currentzis, will return to the Salzburg Festival in the summer of 2026.

They will take part in a new production of Carmen by Georges Bizet, created in collaboration with the Belgian dance theatre company Peeping Tom. The cast features Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Davide Luciano, among others. Performances run from 26 July to 26 August2026.

‍* We ensure that all concert dates, locations and times are confirmed before publishing to the website. Performance information can change without notice however so please make sure you check with the concert venue in advance.