Becoming Carmen
Becoming Carmen
Creator and Director
Prologue Opera
November 2022
Director: Eleanor Strutt
Musical Director: Liz Rowe
Designer: Victoria Bradley
Lighting Design: Jonathan Richardson
Stage Management: Jane Richardson
Carmen (Bizet) Translation: Christopher Cowell
Carmen: Meriel Cunningham
Don Jose: Anthony Flaum
Escamillo: James McOran-Campbell
Frasquita: Fleur de Bray
Mercedes: Alice Privett
“It is heartening to see a new opera company make its debut with such confidence and flair.
...The intimate scale of the Stables, which seats just 120 people, means the sound and the action is very present, and the final scene in which Don José murders Carmen is truly shocking. It’s here that Flaum and Cunningham’s quality and training, and Strutt’s unfussy direction, come into their own. Hastings is lucky to have such a polished company make its home there.”
The Stage
“A genius idea... [this] professional team is evidently brimming with talent.”
Hastings Independent
Photos: Charles Smith