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Pegasus Opera's Production: Carmen

Carmen

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Summer 2001


Set in a 21st century world of run-down neighbourhoods, seedy bars and dangerous city streets, this blazing new adaptation transfomed Bizet's intensely dramatic opera into a contemporary, urban street tradegy.

 

National UK Tour 2001 venues included: 

Theatre Royal

Bristol Old Vic

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds

Bloomsbury Theatre, London

Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage

The Courtyard, Hereford

MacRobert Arts Centre, Sterling

Pavilion Theatre, Worthing

Harrogate Theatre

Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield

The Corn Exchange, Newbury

The Linbury Theatre, ROH2, Covent Garden

 

 

 

 

" Carmen which sizzles with sensuality and is splendidly performed…the Orchestra brings Bizet’s music to vigorous life "

Huddersfield Examiner

" A spirited new Carmen… a febrile, physically exciting account "

The Observer
  • Pegasus is a dramatic success…I’ve rarely known a Flute that was so inventive… Opera Now
    Event: The Magic Flute
  • Breathtaking Live 247
    Event: Falstaff
  • Bringing the house down The Independent
    Event: Falstaff
  • a clear and powerful exposition of a music drama of love, lust, miscegenation, hideous cruelty and a doomed slave revolt Opera Now
    Event: Koanga
  • ..an intimate ensemble, resulting in a rich and exciting sound Leisure Times
    Event: Falstaff
  • ...screams of delighted anticipation Opera
    Event: Uncle Remus
  • Pegasus [...] has led the way in creating opportunities for ethnic minorities The Independent
    Event: Koanga
  • A very good vibrant production London Lite
    Event: Falstaff
  • All credit to Pegasus for reviving Koanga Financial Times
    Event: Koanga
  • The drama and pacing are expertly defined" The Stage
    Event: Falstaff
  • An exhilarating sense of achievement radiated from the stage at the end and was met with an enthusiastic response from the audience. Opera Magazine
    Event: Uncle Remus
  • Last night Pegasus Opera triumphed effortlessly Huddersfield Examiner
    Event: The Love Potion
  • The company's production of Falstaff gave almost unalloyed pleasure. Opera Magazine
    Event: Falstaff
  • A spirited new Carmen… a febrile, physically exciting account The Observer
    Event: Carmen
  • Carmen which sizzles with sensuality and is splendidly performed…the Orchestra brings Bizet’s music to vigorous life Huddersfield Examiner
    Event: Carmen
  • (Marshall) is an electrifying conductor and drew from the BBC Concert Orchestra a whipcrack perfromance totally idiomatic in its jazzy overtone, with outstanding work from the brass The Guardian on Wayne Marshall
    Event: Porgy and Bess
  • This superb company continues to attract singers of consistently high quality…universally excellent… the last act was sheer magic in every sense. Arts Council, London
    Event: The Magic Flute
  • the drama and pacing are expertly defined The Stage
    Event: I Pagliacci
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