Jean Rigby
Actor · b. 1954 · Fleetwood, England, UK
Movies5
Movie8.0MusicDon José is a guard who begins an affair with the tempestuous Carmen. He is imprisoned and loses his job, then flees with her to the mountains. When the relationship starts to break down José refuses to acknowledge it and will not leave, even when he gets news that his mother is dying. Carmen, meanwhile, has taken up with the bullfighter Escamillo. Bizet's most famous opera is brought to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera by Sir Peter Hall, with Maria Ewing and Barry McCauley heading an international cast.
Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera
1985 · 1 votes
MovieMusicThe tale of a quick-witted fox and her escape from confinement for a life in the forest.
Movie9.0MusicDocumentaryBizet's masterwork, Carmen, directed for stage by the Spanish actress Núria Espert. Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in 1989.
Movie7.0MusicComedyAccompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, composer Benjamin Britten's satirical look at life in an English market town delivers plenty of laughs. When Lady Billows (Patricia Johnson) realizes no girls in town are worthy of the May Queen title, she crowns virtuous Albert Herring (John Graham-Hall), the greengrocer's son, as the village's May King. The comic opera features a strong ensemble cast including Alan Opie and Felicity Palmer.
Albert Herring
1985 · 5 votes
Movie5.0MusicDramaTragic story of Golaud, his marriage to the long-haired Mélisande, her subsequent love for Pélleas, and their deaths.