Playbill: "Fearless, unconventional, daring." That’s how director Carrie Cracknell describes the title character of Carmen. But it’s also an apt description of her new production of Bizet’s indelible masterpiece, which opened at the Met on New Year’s Eve, conducted by Daniele Rustioni and with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina in the leading role. Cracknell recently explained how, when tackling this beloved repertory favorite, she finds power in the present.
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