I am Carmen

Synopsis

A spirited woman who loves her freedom: Carmen, the protagonist of Georges Bizet’s much loved opera of the same name, brings a whirlwind of emotions to the world’s biggest sea stage at the Bregenz Festival. The documentary I am Carmen looks behind the scenes of Kasper Holten’s spectacular production and shows British stage designer Es Devlin, responsible for the grandiose Carmen set with an impressive height of 21 metres, and costume designer Anja Vangh Kragh at work. Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez, who sings her Carmen “as if she had just invented Habanera & Co.” (Tagesspiegel), and festival director Elisabeth Sobotka talk about the opera, discuss the main characters Carmen and Don José and also touch upon the role of women in today’s society.

Additional Info

• No: A04550084
• Production year: 2018
• Run time: 00:45:00
• Director: A film by Marion Flatz-Mäser
• Producers: ORF Vorarlberg distributed by UNITEL
• Format: HDTV 16:9