Carmen
MusicFrank Wildhorn
LyricsJack Murphy
BookNorman Allen
BasisThe novella by Prosper Mérimée
Productions2008 Prague
2013 Seoul
2014 Tokyo
2015 Kaunas
2019 Winzendorf
2024 Budapest

Carmen is a musical with a book by Norman Allen, lyrics by regular collaborator Jack Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the novella of the same name.

It premiered in Prague in October 2008 at the Karlín Musical Theater.[1]

Plot

Carmen, inspired by the Mérimée classic, contains the essence but explores the iconic story in a new way, this time against the backdrop of an extravagant circus.

Original Czech production - song list

Original Czech production cast

  • Carmen: Lucie Bílá, Dasha
  • Katarina: Dasha, Markéta Poulíčková
  • José: Peter Strenáčik, Robert Jícha, Tomáš Löbl
  • Garcia: Václav Noid Bárta, Martin Pošta, Lukáš Kumpricht
  • Inéz: Pavla Břínková, Barbora Rajnišová
  • Zuniga: Lukáš Kumpricht, Tomáš Trapl
  • Mendoza: Jiří Korn, Josef Štágr
  • Wise Woman: Athina Lagonska, Hanka Křížková
  • Inmar: Ivo Hrbáč

References

  1. "MUSICAL CARMEN : . | musical". Carmen-musical.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. "Warner Music Czech Republic - Detail alba: Bílá Lucie - Carmen". Emimusic.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-05.


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