Suitable for ages 8+
Performance Dates
29 October - 21 November 2026
Run time: 3hrs 5mins
Includes interval
London theatre tickets for Carmen, Damiano Michieletto’s white-hot production of Bizet’s iconic opera, brings to life one of the most frequently staged and emotionally charged works in the repertoire. An all-star cast, conducted by Sesto Quatrini, delivers a searing interpretation of a story driven by desire, freedom, and fatal obsession.
Set in a remote Spanish town, Carmen follows the magnetic and free-spirited titular heroine, who lives by her own rules and warns that any man who loves her should beware. When she sets her sights on the disciplined police officer Don José, she draws him into a world of passion and danger. What begins as fascination quickly becomes a ruinous obsession, as José abandons his military career, his duty, and his former life for Carmen.
But Carmen’s nature is restless and fiercely independent. As her affection shifts towards the charismatic torreador Escamillo, Don José’s jealousy builds into despair, driving him towards an inevitable and devastating breaking point.