Carmen review

“Grab tickets while you still can”

ReviewsFeb 2, 2023by David BenedictLondon Coliseum

Ginger Costa-Jackson in ENO’s Carmen at London Coliseum. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Shimmering production of Bizet’s opera is a stunning testament to the English National Opera’s strengths

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David Benedict has been a daily columnist and theatre editor on the Independent and arts editor of the Observer. He is chief London critic of Variety, a regular guest on the BBC, and is currently writing the authorised biography of Stephen Sondheim. Read David's columns for The Stage every Wednesday.

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