Since her debut as Carmen at the Royal Opera House at the age of 21, Aigul is making waves in the operatic world. Her upcoming engagements include Elvira Don Giovanni at the Royal Ballet and Opera, Angelina Cenerentola at Teatro di San Carlo, Dalila Samson et Dalila at The Metropolitan Opera, Charlotte Werther at Opéra national de Paris and Bayerische Staatsoper, Adalgisa Norma at Teatro Real Madrid, Lyubasha The Tsar’s Bride at Staatsoper Berlin and Carmen at Bayerische Staatsoper. Concert highlights include Giovanna Anna Bolena at Tiroler Festspiele Erl and Verdi’s Requiem at Gran Teatre del Liceu.
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The Faces of Carmen
Aigul Akhmetshina first sang Carmen at the Royal Opera House at twenty one. This film follows a single year in the role across some of the world's great stages, including The Metropolitan Opera, The Royal Ballet and Opera, Arena di Verona and more. Different directors, different productions, a different woman each time.
The film asks whether we can ever truly know Carmen, and finds instead what it costs to become her, over and over.
The New York Times called Akhmetshina "the world's reigning Carmen."
Directed by Hilan Warshaw, produced by Overtone Films with Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Available on Marquee.tv.