Exeter Opera Group Presents Carmen

Exeter Opera Group is performing Bizet’s Carmen on Saturday 6th June 2026 at The Beehive, Honiton.

First staged in 1875, Carmen is one of the most frequently performed operas in the classical canon. Set in southern Spain, it recounts the downfall of Don José, a soldier seduced by the fiery Carmen.

In the Exeter Opera Group production, which is performed in French with narration in English, Carmen will be played by Iryna Ilnytska and Don José by Robert Felstead and Thomas Wood.

Supporting roles will be performed by players including Nick Young, Ian Spackman, John Burgoyne, Lee Andreae and Anna Townhill.

Richard Lucas and Tim Laurence-Othen will accompany on piano and Suzanne De Lozey on flute.

The production is directed by Iryna Ilnytska, Nick Lawrence and Lucy Corley.