In the early 19th century, in Seville and the surrounding area, Carmen seduces the sergeant Don José, who deserts the army to be with her. But the beautiful gypsy falls in love with the bullfighter Escamillo, much to Don José’s despair.

Julia Migenes
as Carmen

Plácido Domingo
as Don José

Ruggero Raimondi
as Escamillo

Faith Esham
as Micaëla

Lillian Watson
as Frasquita

Susan Daniel
as Mercédès

John-Paul Bogart
as Zuniga

Jean-Philippe Lafont
as Le Dancaïre

Gérard Garino
as Le Remendado

François Le Roux
as Moralès