Carmen Tickets

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Venue London Coliseum, London
Performance dates Booking to 5 November 2025
Running time 2 hours 45 minutes (including interval)
Age guidelines 15+

A passionate tale of lust, seduction and betrayal, no other opera boasts such a popular a following as Bizet’s Carmen.

Set during the dying days of Franco’s Spain, Calixto Bieito’s acclaimed production of this must see opera has been enjoyed by audiences across Europe.

Bizet’s dazzling score evokes all the sounds and sizzling atmosphere of Spain through some of the Opera’s most famous melodies, from Carmen’s seductive “Habanera” to the Toreador’s stirring parade.

Niamh O’Sullivan plays the title role of Carmen, with John Findon as Don José, Cory McGee as toreador Escamillo, and Ava Dodd as Micaela.

Book your opera tickets now as Bizet’s Carmen returns to the London Coliseum.

Carmen is playing at the London Coliseum from 8 October to 5 November 2025.

Follow the ill-fated story of weak-willed Don José whose infatuation with the flirtatious, free-spirited Carmen forces him out of the army and lands him in prison. When Carmen’s passion fades, danger lies ahead as she turns her affection to the mysterious bullfighter Escamillo. With love turning to obsession Don José starts to see red.

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Performance Information

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Evenings
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Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here

Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Carmen?

Starring Niamh O’Sullivan as Carmen, with John Findon as Don José, Cory McGee as toreador Escamillo, and Ava Dodd as Micaela

Also Freddie Tong as Zuniga, Jolyon Loy as Morales, Harriet Eyley as Frasquita, Siân Griffiths as Mercedes, Patrick Alexander Keefe as Dancairo, Osian Wyn Bowen as Remenado

Further casting to be announced

Who are the creative team of Carmen?

Music by Georges Bizet
Translation by Christopher Cowell
Originally directed by Calixto Bieito
Directed by Jamie Manton with Haruka Kuroda
Conducted by Clelia Cafiero and Olivia Clarke
Set design by Alfons Flores
Costume design by Mercè Paloma
Lighting design by Bruno Poet

Important Notes

Sung in English with surtitled for sung words displayed above the stage.

Photos: Previous staging

Venue Information

London Coliseum , St. Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES

Nearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square (Northern line, Piccadilly line), Charing Cross (Northern line, Bakerloo line), Embankment (Northern line, Bakerloo line, District line, Circle line)

Nearest Buses: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176