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Aigul Akhmentshina Headlines the Royal Opera House’s ‘Carmen’ in Cinemas

By Francisco Salazar

The Royal Opera House is set to present Bizet’s “Carmen” in cinemas on May 1, 2024.

The company will showcase the new production by Damiano Michieletto and will star Aigul Akhmentshina in the title role. She will be joined by Piotr Beczala as Don José, Kostas Smoriginas as Escamillo, and Olga Kulchynska as Micaëla.

The cast will be rounded out by Blaise Malaba, Sarah Dufresne, Gabrielė Kupšytė, Pierre Doyen, Vincent Ordonneau, and Grisha Martirosyan.

Antonello Manacorda will conduct the production.

“Carmen” will be broadcast live to 970 cinemas across 21 countries with Encore screenings from May 5, 2024.

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By Francisco Salazar

FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he has had the privilege of interviewing numerous opera stars including Anita Rachvelishvili and Ailyn Perez. He also worked as an entertainment reporter where he covered the New York and Tribeca Film Festivals and interviewed many celebrities such as Antonio Banderas, Edgar Ramirez and Benedict Cumberbatch. He currently freelances for Remezcla.

He holds a Masters in Media Management from the New School and a Bachelor's in Film Production and Italian studies from Hofstra University.

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