Carmen: itinerant opera-landscape in pictures

The trailer

*Carmen, paysage itinérant* | La bande annonce

Photos from the show

Carmen : opéra-paysage itinérant, 2026 DR Stefan Brion — *Carmen* : opéra-paysage itinérant, 2026 DR Stefan Brion

Carmen : opéra-paysage itinérant, 2025 ©Jean Louis Fernandez — *Carmen* : opéra-paysage itinérant, 2025 ©Jean Louis Fernandez

Cast

Staging direction, Jeanne Desoubeaux • Musical direction, Jérémie Arcache and Igor Bouin • With Anaïs Bertrand, Kaëlig Boché, Igor Bouin, Solène Chevalier, Jeanne Desoubeaux, Jean-Christophe Lanièce, Vincent Lochet, Pauline Leroy, Flore Merlin, Agathe Peyrat

Carmen: itinerant opera-landscape

After Georges Bizet

September 24 – 27, 2026

In Seville, Carmen seduces the young brigadier Don José before their passion turns to tragedy. "She leaves him, he kills her": Bizet's plot echoes a tragically recurring reality, making Carmen more political than ever. Jeanne Desoubeaux and a company of ten artists take over the urban space, where public debate can unfold. The Opéra-Comique invites audiences to this lyrical walk, from the Cité internationale des Arts to the Collège François Couperin, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Taking Carmen out of the gilded theatres

Watch the interview with Jeanne Desoubeaux

Jeanne Desoubeaux explains how the project came about with Igor Bouin and Jérémie Arcache: taking Carmen out of the gilded theatres, rediscovering the libretto’s popular appeal, and adapting the instrumentation for the street. She reflects on her work with Anaïs Bertrand to bring the character of Carmen back to someone "normal".

Watch the interview