Carmen
Live performance from Taormina Opera Festival, July 15, 2015.
Casts & Crew
Elena Maximova
Giancarlo Monsalve
Michael Bachtadze
Johanna Parisi
Giovanni Di Mare
Gianluca Lentini
Federico Caverzan
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Sarah Baratta
Irene Molinari
Orazio Corsaro
Also Directed by Enrico Castiglione
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