Carmen - Ankara DOB

About this event

Ankara State Opera and Ballet (Ankara Devlet Opera ve Balesi) stages Carmen, Bizet's opera in four acts, at the Opera Sahnesi, the historic opera house on Atatürk Bulvarı in Ulus. The performance on 2 December 2026 starts at 20:00, and a second performance is listed for 23 December 2026 at 20:00. The company's synopsis sets the first act in a square in Seville beside a guardhouse and the Royal Tobacco Factory. The young soldier Don José is captivated by Carmen after her Habanera and the flower she throws at him, lets her escape after she is arrested for a knife fight, and is jailed for it. The second act moves to the tavern of Lilas Pastia, where Carmen meets the famous bullfighter Escamillo and José, after a clash with General Zúñiga, joins the smugglers in the mountains. In the third act, among the mountains, the cards predict death for Carmen, Micaëla comes to take José back to his dying mother, and José and Escamillo fight over Carmen. The final act takes place outside the bullring in Seville, where José confronts Carmen for the last time. Tickets are sold through Biletinial, linked from the Devlet Opera ve Balesi website, and the production page offers a programme booklet to download.

• Devlet Opera ve Balesi - Carmen production pageChecked 2026-11-11
• Biletinial - Devlet Opera ve Balesi event calendarChecked 2026-11-11