"Sounds like a good night out!"

This Saturday, as Sally and the Carmen cast rehearsed in the dark and, opposite the London Coliseum, swarms of girls looked out for Orlando Bloom who was finishing his run in In Celebration, we asked a selection of passers-by whether they would be interested in coming to see...

Carmen on Facebook!

Sally Potter's Production of Bizet's Carmen starting at the ENO on 29th September now has a Facebook. The Facebook also features a competition with a chance to win tickets and champagne for the closing night.

Without a Flame: Sally Potter's Blog

Sally Potter writes of her concern over leading lady, Alice Coote (Carmen) after she was struck down with a virus preventing her from rehearsing.

Rehearsing Carmen without Carmen: Alice Coote suffering from a virus

Alice Coote's blog: Alice writes of her trauma by being struck by a virus, preventing her from rehearsing for Act 2 of Sally Potter's production of Carmen.

Slow Slow, Quick Quick Slow: Sally Potter's Blog

Sally Potter discusses how by watching mistakes made during rehearsals of Carmen has been the key to opening up a new "radiant clarity". 

"Carmen was a companion right from the start": Playing in ENO's orchestra

Leader of the orchestra Janice Graham and cellist William Bruce, who has played in ENO's Orchestra for 25 years, share some of the highlights of playing for this production of carmen in two video clips.  

'Musical Language': An Interview with ENO Music Director Ed Gardener

ENO Music Director, Edward Gardener talks about his work with ENO and being a conductor on Sally Potter's Production of Bizet's Carmen at the English National Opera. 

Video Interview with Julian Gavin who sings Don Jose

Julian Gavin has played Carmen’s Don Jose more than any other role in his career, but in this video he reveals how working with Sally Potter and intensively rehearsing this production of Carmen is reintroducing him to the character.

Three Pints for a Tenor

Did you know that there are plenty of opportunities out there to go see a show, theater or opera for the price of three pints!?To find out more about this and to book tickets for one of only 15 performances of Carmen at the English National Opera check out this story.

The Inner Score: Sally Potter blogs

Sally Potter, who is directing Carmen at the English National Opera this fall, writes about the rehearsal process.

Video excerpts from Sally Potter's talk through with the Carmen cast

On Monday 20 August, when full rehearsals began, Sally Potter presented her vision for this production of Carmen to the cast.  This video features excerpts from the talk through, including some interesting background to the history of Carmen,...

To Tell The Truth: Sally Potter's Blog

Sally Potter, the director of Orlando and The Man Who Cried (amongst others) writes a very personal blog on her homepage. It is really nice to get an insight into the mind of a director, especially if it is honest...

Sally Potter blogs about finding the dance language for Carmen

Sally Potter the filmmaker, is directing Carmen at the English National Opera this fall! She is giving really great insight to the process, her thoughts and experiences with this project and her blogs are a must...

Video of the Set Construction of Carmen: Progress Report from Cardiff

In this video, ENO Head of ProductionKieron Docherty gives us a progress report on the construction of the Carmen set that's taking place in Wales at Cardiff Theatrical Services.

Sally Potter begins to unravel the apparently knowable opera Carmen

SP blogs the importance f the spanish background for the Opera Carmen

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