Carmen continued…

This Opera on Sydney Harbour production of Carmen was directed by Gale Edwards - working with Brian Thomson (set designer) we set out to create a spectacular opera, juxtaposing the glamour of the European femme fatale of the late 1950s coexisting inside the Franco repression.

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Winner Best Costume Design - APDG Awards

See gallery of research, costume designs, making and production images below.

Carmen research
Costume in production
Carmen and male dancers on stage
Spanish Soldiers costume design
The Cigarette Girls onstage
Male chorus and dancers onstage
Escamillo and the starlets
Starlet costume in production
Escamello and Starlets onstage
Spanish dancers and chorus research
Close-up of Frasquita's costume
Mercedes, Carmen, Frasquita and female dancers onstage
Spanish Ladies at the Bullfight costume design
Costume in production
Spanish Ladies at the Bullfight onstage
Male and Female Dancers costume design
Lead male and female dancers
Full Carmen dance company onstage
The Bullfighters costume design
Costumes in production
Escamillo at the Bullfight costume design in production
Carmen finale costume design
Carmen final costume close-up
Final scene Don José and Carmen onstage

Credits

Julie Lynch / Costume Designer

Gale Edwards / Director

Brian Thomson / Set Designer

John Rayment / Lighting Designer

James Morgan / Photographer