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The Carmen Case
Alexandra Lacroix & Diana Soh
03 April 2025
A femicide happened, the former partner José confessed the facts.
Yet, public opinion is not quite clear on who is the culprit. Let's open the hearing: what does the victim have to say? What would answer the murderer?
Carmen, Cour d'assises is a behind close door hearing where the prosecutor, the victime, the defendant, the defence and witnesses expose the facts, respond to the charges and contest the allegation of diffemation.
Testimonies of a loyal audience, who has acclaimed Bizet's work for almost 150 years, will be heard, just like the score. The hearing is open!
An opera creation from Bizet's masterpiece, conceived by the stage director Alexandra Lacroix in collaboration with the composer Diana Soh. Creators trio wishing to unveil alternatives from a destiny which shouldn't have been fatal, neither yesterday nor today...
Distribution
Composition & arrangement Diana Soh after Carmen by Georges Bizet
Libretto Alexandra Lacroix after Carmen by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy and judgments from criminal proceedings in cour d'assises
Stage direction & concept Alexandra Lacroix
Musical direction Lucie Leguay
Vocal coach Yoan Hereau
Set designer Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy
Costume designer Olga Karpinsky
Light designer Flore Marvaud
Video designer Jérémie Bernaert
Assistant stage director Benjamin Schilperoort
Repetitor Lionel Bams
with
Carmen Anne-Lise Polchlopek
Franck, Don José François Rougier
Carlos, Escamillo Alban Legos-Le Moine
Micaëla Angèle Chemin
Ludovic, José l’accusé Xavier de Lignerolles
Laura, Frasquita, experte Elise Chauvin
Béatrice, Procureure, experte Anne-Emmanuelle Davy
Jean-Luc, Mercedes, experte Rosie Middelton
Président William Shelton
Musical ensemble
Ars Nova
United Instruments of Lucilin
Co-production
Production Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
Executive production Ars Nova ensemble
Coproducer in charge of artistic direction and coordination Cie MPDA
Co-producers TAP – Théâtre Auditorium de Poitiers, Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, La Monnaie / De Munt, OARA, United Instruments of Lucilin
Set construction Les Ateliers des Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
With the support of enoa and the programme Creative Europe of European Union
Thanks to Fondation Royaumont, Fondation Singer-Polignac, Mains d'oeuvres, CNSMDP and TAP - Auditorium de Poitiers for their residency, to Opéra de Limoges for its support during the creation phase, to Andreas Westphalen and Jospeh Bolger for their collaboration, and to Elena Schwarz for her investment and collaboration on this project.
Distribution
Composition & arrangement Diana Soh after Carmen by Georges Bizet
Libretto Alexandra Lacroix after Carmen by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy and judgments from criminal proceedings in cour d'assises
Stage direction & concept Alexandra Lacroix
Musical direction Lucie Leguay
Vocal coach Yoan Hereau
Set designer Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy
Costume designer Olga Karpinsky
Light designer Flore Marvaud
Video designer Jérémie Bernaert
Assistant stage director Benjamin Schilperoort
Repetitor Lionel Bams
with
Carmen Anne-Lise Polchlopek
Franck, Don José François Rougier
Carlos, Escamillo Alban Legos-Le Moine
Micaëla Angèle Chemin
Ludovic, José l’accusé Xavier de Lignerolles
Laura, Frasquita, experte Elise Chauvin
Béatrice, Procureure, experte Anne-Emmanuelle Davy
Jean-Luc, Mercedes, experte Rosie Middelton
Président William Shelton
Musical ensemble
Ars Nova
United Instruments of Lucilin