This new version of the iconic opera is scored for five singers and chamber ensemble. It is set over two scenes and set in a bar. Carmen, Micäela and Mércedès are bargirls; Don José is a police officer who stumbles upon a criminal operation run by the gangster Escamillo.
The new production from Xinghai Conservatory in Guangzhou, derived from the original for the 2025 French May Festival, ran on 16-17 June 2026.
