Georges Bizet - The complex scenographical project

The topic of my bachelor thesis is an opera of George Bizet Carmen and the scenographic solution. I describe my way to understanding the piece, the time of it's creation and the knowledge of historical facts. I also mention the relevant matters such as the history of corrida, flamenco, tradition of gypsy culture. I tried to figure out the reasons why the opera succeeded although the initial failure and how it happened to be one of the most played opera piece up to the present. I was looking for the limits of mediocrity. In the selected productions I focus on the public perception of the piece during the ages and I characterise the changes in the visual transformations and the contribution to the modern scenography. I compare art production in the leading opera houses: Royal Opera House Covent Garden (1989), La Scalla (2006) and Staatsoper Unter den Linden (2006). I also studied the Czech adaptation of Kolář a Tröster under the direction of Kašlík. I have asked myself whether restore and modernize the piece on every step. Finally I've decided for the update version and I consider it right