Daily Express, June 5,2009

By Paul Callan

CARMEN: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

FILMED for the BBC during a live performance of Bizet’s most popular opera, this production by Francesca Zambello sizzles with raunchy energy. Anna Caterina Antonacci crackles in the title role. She has an exciting voice and exudes a minx-like sexuality. Jonas Kaufmann brings passionate despair to the role of the love-battered Jose who is obsessed with Carmen. All beautifully shot and the sound is immaculate.