Carmen is a musical with a book by Norman Allen, lyrics by regular collaborator Jack Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the novella of the same name.
| Carmen | |
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| Music | Frank Wildhorn |
| Lyrics | Jack Murphy |
| Book | Norman Allen |
| Basis | The novella by Prosper Mérimée |
| Productions | 2008 Prague 2013 Seoul 2014 Tokyo 2015 Kaunas 2019 Winzendorf 2024 Budapest |
It premiered in Prague in October 2008 at the Karlín Musical Theater.[1]
Plot
editCarmen, inspired by the Mérimée classic, contains the essence but explores the iconic story in a new way, this time against the backdrop of an extravagant circus.
Original Czech production - song list
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Original Czech production cast
edit- Carmen: Lucie Bílá, Dasha
- Katarina: Dasha, Markéta Poulíčková
- José: Peter Strenáčik, Robert Jícha, Tomáš Löbl
- Garcia: Václav Noid Bárta, Martin Pošta, Lukáš Kumpricht
- Inéz: Pavla Břínková, Barbora Rajnišová
- Zuniga: Lukáš Kumpricht, Tomáš Trapl
- Mendoza: Jiří Korn, Josef Štágr
- Wise Woman: Athina Lagonska, Hanka Křížková
- Inmar: Ivo Hrbáč
References
edit- ^ "MUSICAL CARMEN : . | musical". Carmen-musical.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ "Warner Music Czech Republic - Detail alba: Bílá Lucie - Carmen". Emimusic.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-05.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- The Official Czech production's website Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Carmen at Frank Wildhorn's official website
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