It was not a big crowd for HD Live in Spaulding. Not “Live” of course, since it was a day later, and the actual live event had been the day before at Loews. But it did allow a front row seat in Spaulding for this show.
This is a opera with beautiful and memorable music. Clémentine Margaine had the lead as Carmen, and she definitely embodied the role. Don José and Micaella were played by husband and wife team Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak. This must be fairly unusual in the opera world. I also enjoyed the Russian baritone Alexander Vinogradov who played the bullfighter Escamillo.
The stage was unusual with two concentric rotating circles that could open and close a scene. The complexity really came out when they show what happens behind the curtain in the video.