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Carmen
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Carmen

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Georges Bizet: Carmen
Opera in two parts, four acts, in French, with Hungarian and English surtitles

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“Her eyes were obliquely set, but large and full; her lips rather thick, but well cut, and permitted the teeth – white as blanched almonds – to be seen. Her hair was perhaps a trifle coarse, but had a blue sheen running through it, like that one sees in a raven’s wings, and was long and luxuriant. She was of a strange and savage beauty – a face which at first surprised you, but it was one you could never forget. Her eyes especially had an expression at once voluptuous and fierce…I stabbed her twice. She fell at the second thrust without a cry. I can still fancy I see her splendid black eyes regarding me steadily; then they became troubled and closed.”

Please note that the performances on 5 and 11 February will be surtitled only in Hungarian. Thank you for your understanding.
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Act I
On a square in Seville, a troop of dragoons are keeping watch next to the tobacco factory, where they pass the time by watching the passers-by and chatting. A pretty girl named Micaëla appears, clearly searching for someone. Morales and the other soldiers address her: she reveals that she is looking for a corporal named Don José. Morales informs her that the corporal will be coming to the square when the guard changes. The soldiers urge the girl to wait for Don José there with them, but she shyly tells them she will come back later.
Presently, the new guard arrives, with Lieutenant Zuniga and Don José among them. The latter is informed by Morales that a pretty girl has been looking for him, and that she said she would return shortly. Based on the description of the young woman, Don José immediately realises that they are talking about Micaëla, the young orphan girl his own mother has been raising in the countryside. The bells of the tobacco factory ring out, and the men of Seville gather to admire the beautiful young women from the factory as they come out to the square – especially the sensuous Gypsy girl, Carmen, who appears last of all, singing a song of love. All eyes cling to her, except for Don José's. Carmen tosses him a flower, and laughingly returns to work. Without knowing why, Don José pockets the flower in his tunic. Micaëla returns, and before quickly departing gives the corporal a letter and money – and a kiss – sent from his mother. Don José is overcome by homesickness.
Suddenly, a fracas breaks out in the factory. Lieutenant Zuniga sends Don José in to find out what is going on. The factory girls rush out and, forming opposing sides, relate to Zuniga two different versions of what happened: Carmen and another girl had got into an argument. Knives came out, and Carmen slashed the other girl's face. Don José takes Carmen out to the square, but she refuses to say anything about the matter. Zuniga orders that Carmen be taken to the gaol, and Carmen, finding herself alone with Don José, attempts to convince him to let her free. She sings an erotic Seguidilla to him, offering her love in exchange for freedom. As Zuniga returns with the warrant, Carmen knocks Don José down and runs off.

Act II
At Lillas Pastia's inn in Seville, Carmen and her compatriots are enjoying themselves in the company of Lieutenant Zuniga and the other officers. The girls perform a dance for the soldiers. Lillas Pastia is preparing to close the establishment for the night, but Zuniga is still flirting with Carmen. It emerges that Don José has been demoted and locked up in the stockade for allowing Carmen to escape. From outside, the sounds of a festive crowd grow louder and louder. A growing clamour is heard from outside: Escamillo, the famous toreador from Granada is being cheered by the crowd on the street. The bullfighter and his companions enter the inn, where his audience is delighted to hear a true celebrity describe the matador's life. His eyes fall on Carmen, who returns the attention. Escamillo departs with the crowd in tow, leaving only Carmen, Frasquita and Mercédes. Finally, it emerges why Lillas Pastia was in such a hurry to close for the night: the inn is a secret base for smugglers, and Dancaire and Remendado are coming to recruit girls for their smuggling operation. Frasquita and Mercédes agree to the task, but Carmen, prevented by love, is unwilling to go along... Don José's singing is heard in the distance. The smugglers withdraw, leaving Carmen alone with the corporal. José had been freed earlier that day and had immediately set out to find Carmen. The girl begins to dance for him, but soon a bugle sounds calling the soldiers back to the barracks for the night: Don José must leave if he's not to wind up in even more trouble. Carmen grows angry and mocks him. The man professes his love for her, revealing the flower that she had thrown to him, which he has guarded ever since their first encounter. For the gypsy girl, however, his words are not enough: she wants José to desert and choose the life of freedom, to become one of them. Don José rejects this, and Carmen sends him away. Just then there's a banging at the door: it's Zuniga, who has slipped back to see Carmen. The two men start to fight, until Dancaire and Remendado pull them apart. José now has no other choice than to join Carmen and the smugglers.

Act III
The band of smugglers are encamped beside a mountain road. Carmen and José quarrel: the girl has started to grow tired of the man's constant fits of jealousy. Frasquita and Mercédes draw from a deck and amuse themselves by contemplating what fate the cards have in store for them: one of them will have a handsome young lover, while the other's will be old and rich. Carmen lays out her own cards: they prophesy death for her and José. Dancaire takes the three girls off with him to help him come to an arrangement with the customs officer to admit the goods into the city. Micaëla appears in the deserted camp. She has worked up her courage to confront the woman who has turned her beloved, José, into a villain. Hearing men's voices suddenly cry out, she hides in fright. Don José, left to keep watch, has called out to an approaching stranger. It is Escamillo, who tells José that he has come to find a beautiful gypsy girl with whom he has fallen in love. When it turns out that he's talking about Carmen, the two men go at each other. The returning smugglers separate them. Escamillo elegantly invites everyone to his next bullfight in Seville, and then departs. Micaëla emerges and begs José to return home, as his mother is dying. José agrees, but before he departs, he warns Carmen that they will meet again.

Act IV
Before the bullfight in Seville, the throng cheers the procession of picadors and toreadors. Arriving on Escamillo's arm is Carmen, whose girlfriends warn her to take care, as they've spotted Don José in the crowd. The girl, however, is not deterred. The crowd makes its way into the arena, but Carmen remains outside the entrance to await Don José. He soon appears and starts pleading with Carmen to come back to him, since he cannot live without her. The gypsy girl calmly replies that everything is over between them, and she now loves someone else. Inside, the crowd cheers Escamillo. José attempts to convince the girl, but she cannot be swayed, exclaiming that she "was born free, and free she'll die." She returns the ring that José had given her earlier. José draws a knife and stabs his beloved.

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2016.03.23.

Tisztelt Vendégeink!

 

A tavaly novemberi párizsi eseményeket követően több terrorakció történt a világban, legutóbb 2016. március 22-én újra Európában, ezúttal Brüsszelben történtek robbantásos terrormerényletek, melyek során sokan meghaltak illetve megsebesültek.

 Az áldozatok hozzátartozóinak gyászában osztozunk, a fizikai és lelki sérülteknek mielőbbi gyógyulást kívánunk.

 

Magyarország kormánya a párizsi támadásokat követően azonnal emelt szintű terrorfenyegetettség készültséget rendelt el az állampolgárok és az országunkban tartózkodó turisták fokozott védelme érdekében. A Papp László Budapest Sportarénát üzemeltető Budapesti Sportcsarnok Üzemeltető Kft. vezetése is megemelte azonnal az Aréna biztonsági védelmét, melyet azóta is – visszavonásig - folyamatosan fenntartunk korábbi, 2015.november 14-ei Közleményünk szerint.

Intézkedéseinket – visszajelzéseik alapján – Önök döntően pozitívan fogadták, tapasztalataikat sok esetben megosztották velünk, melyeket külön köszönünk és felhasználtunk!

Felhívjuk szíves figyelmüket, hogy továbbra is a megszokottnál korábban érkezzenekrendezvényeinkre, kézitáskánál nagyobb poggyászt lehetőleg ne hozzanak magukkal.

A ruházat-és csomagátvizsgálások nagy látogatószámú eseményeinken még a főbejárat előtti területen kordonokkal és sátrakkal kijelölt bejáratoknál történnek a jövőben is, egyéb esetben közvetlenül a főbejáratnál belépéskor. A gépjárművek és csomagterük ellenőrzése az Aréna területére behajtáskor eseménynapon kötelezően, a parkolóházunkba behajtáskor véletlenszerűen történik.

Rendezvényeink ideje alatt a beléptetést követően biztonsági személyzetünk folyamatosan ellenőrzi a lelátók alatti területeket, folyosókat, mellékhelyiségeket valamint a tetőszerkezetet.

Tudjuk, hogy a beléptetési szigorítások az Önök számára kellemetlenséggel járhat, de az mindannyiunk biztonsága érdekében, prevenciós célból történik.

 

Megértésüket és együttműködésüket köszönjük és kívánunk Önöknek nagyon kellemes szórakozást eseményeinken! Továbbra is szívesen vesszük észrevételeiket!

 

 

 

2015.11.14

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Mint mindannyian értesülhettünk róla, 2015. november 13-án az esti órákban Párizs több helyszínén is szervezett terrortámadás történt jellemzően nagy látogatottságú rendezvényeken.

 

Az áldozatok hozzátartozóinak gyászában osztozunk, a fizikai és lelki sérülteknek mielőbbi gyógyulást kívánunk.

 

Magyarország B szintű terrorfenyegetettség készültségi fokozatot rendelt el az állampolgárok és az országunkban tartózkodó turisták fokozott védelme érdekében. Ennek megfelelően – és annak megfelelve – a Papp László Budapest Sportarénát üzemeltető Budapesti Sportcsarnok Üzemeltető Kft. vezetése is megemelte – visszavonásig – az Aréna biztonsági védelmét.

 

Ebből kedves látogatóink annyit fognak érzékelni, hogy az Arénába történő belépéskor szigorodik az ellenőrzés, csomag-és ruházat átvizsgálás is történhet. Kérjük Önöket, hogy az elkövetkező rendezvényeinkre az eddig megszokottnál korábban érkezzenek, és ne hozzanak magukkal nagyméretű táskákat, csomagokat. Továbbra is tilos behozni az Arénába flakonos italokat, fémtárgyakat, szúró és vágóeszközöket. Az intézkedés lassítani fogja a beléptetést, ezért türelmüket kérjük, de mindannyiunk érdeke a kockázatok lehetőség szerinti csökkentése. Hasonló ellenőrzésre kell felkészülniük az Aréna Parkolóházába történő behajtáskor, ahol csomagtér ellenőrzés is lehet.

Koncertjeinken nem megszokott, de egy ideig rendőrségi jelenlét is várható rendezvényeinken, mely szintén a prevenció – így mindannyiunk - érdekében történik.

 

Megértésüket és együttműködésüket köszönjük és a történtek ellenére kívánunk Önöknek nagyon kellemes szórakozást eseményeinken!

2016.03.23.

Dear Arena visitors,

As we are sure you will be aware, the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris last November have  unfortunately been subsequently followed by a number of  incidents throughout the world, the most recent occuring in Brussels, where dozens of people died and many more were injured.

We would like to offer our sincerest sympathies to the friends and families of victims involved in all the attacks, and wish those physically injured and mentally affected the fastest possible recovery.

After the attacks in Paris, the authorities in Hungary ordered that the terror threat level in the country be raised to level ‘B’, to ensure the protection of Hungarian citizens and foreign tourists. To comply with this order, the management of Budapest Sportcsarnok Üteneltető Kft, which runs the Papp László Budapest SportsArena, announced on 14, November, 2015 that they would increase the Arena’s security protection levelsuntil further notice.

Based on feedback we’ve received from our visitors, it appears that the Arena’s measures are being deemed appropriate by those visiting. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, they have helped us to fine-tune our security procedures.

May we kindly remind you of some of the additional security measures in place:

You are asked to continue to arrive earlier than usual for performances, and do not bring any large bags or backpacks.

For larger events, please expect security checks and bag searches on the approaches to the Arena; in the case of smaller events these checks will take place at the entrances to the Arena themselves. All vehicles entering the Arena will be searched, and the Arena also reserves the right to search any vehicle using the Arena’s parking lot.

During performances, our security team will patrol and check areas throughout the Arena.

We do realize that these measures may cause inconvenience, but we are sure that you will understand that they are in place for your own personal safety and protection, and of course your security is our uppermost concern.

Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to welcoming you to the Arena soon. Please feel free to continue sharing your experiences and feedback with us[o1] .

 [o1]Adrienn, possibly change this as follows: ’...feedback with us, on our Facebook page (mention other places people can put feedback on?)’

 

2015.11.14

Dear Visitors!

 

Most probably all of you are familiar with the fact, that a terror attack took place in Paris on the 13th of November, 2015, during the evening, generally in crowded places.

 

We share the victims’ families’ and friends’ grief and wish the fastest recovery possible for the physically and mentally injured.

 

In favor of the intensified protection of Hungarian citizens and tourists currently staying in the country, Hungary has ordered the ’B’ level terror threat.

According to this – and complying with it – the Budapest Sportcsarnok Üteneltető Kft’s. -operating Papp László Budapest SportsArena- management has raised the Arena’s security protection – until revocation.

 

What You, dear visitors will experience from the raised security protection is a more serious control at the entrance, and a possible bag and clothes scanning.

We would like to kindly ask you to arrive earlier than usually, and not to bring any large bags and packs.

It is still strictly prohibited to bring bottles, any metal objects, sharp, piercing, or cutting tools.

The order will most probably cause delays during the admission, so we kindly ask you to be patient and understand that reducing the risks is in everyone’s best interest. Please be prepared for a similar control when entering the parking lot, where the content your trunk might also be checked.

In favor of prevention and of everyone’s security, – although it was not common in the past - police officers may be present during our events.

 

Let us thank you in advance for your understandig and cooperation. We hope you will have a great time in our venue despite of the recent events in France.

 

 

Budapesti Sportcsarnok Üzemeltető Kft.’s Team