Carmen in 3D will premiere as the closing selection of the Santa Barbara Film Festival on February 6, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The movie is scheduled to open around the world on March 5.
The movie uses a Francesca Zambello’s staging of the Georges Bizet opera for the Royal Opera House in London and preserves performances from 2006, the first to be shot in 3-D for theatrical release.
The production stars Christine Rice in the title role, along with Bryan Hymel (Don Jose), Aris Argiris (Escamillo) and Maija Kovalevska (Micaëla).
