Bizet’s “Carmen” — London Coliseum

: London Coliseum, 8 St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square, London51.509911 -0.126296
Date:: 2nd, 4th, 6th and 9th December 2012 -- 7 PM (3 PM on 2nd, 9th)
Tickets:: See eno.org
Tel:: +44 (0) 871 911 0200
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Bizet's "Carmen" is one of the world's favourite operas, but scandalised 19th-century society with its raw depicition of lust. It tells the story of a fiesty gypsy arrested for attacking a fellow worker. After persuading her guard to release her on the promise of love, she then casts him aside for the glamorous toreador, Escamillo. Consumed by jealousy, Don Jose pursues Carmen to Seville with tragic consequences.

With 2,359 seats the London Coliseum is one of the largest theatres in London. The Grade II listed building is home to both the English National Opera (ENO) and the English National Ballet – two of the country’s foremost classical companies.

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