Gypsy Carmen inflames Spanish officer Don Jose and the toreador Escamillo in this version of the opera.

Recorded live at the Leipzig Opera, in June 2005, choreographer Uwe Scholz's work is set to music by Mozart, Thomas John, Gyorgy Kurtag and Arvo Pärt. Balazs Kocsar conducts the Gewandhausorchester with dance performances by Kiyoko Kimura, Christoph Böhm and Oksana Kulchytska.

Set in Dresden's open-air Theatre Square, GREAT STARS OF OPERA assembles some of the world's greatest opera singers for one amazing night filled with vocal talent. Performing to a crowd of over 15,000 people, singers such as Neil Shicoff, Cincenzo La Scola, Agnes Baltsa, and Anna Tomowa-Sintow present classic scenes from operas including La Traviata, Die Fledermaus, Tosca, and Carmen.

A mixture of modern music combining rock, blues, jazz and modern composition music, created by Anders Nordentoft and brought to life on stage by Martin Tulinius using video, computer graphics, sound and light.

Recorded on the picturesque historical Market Square in Leipzig, this is the live performance of world-famous musicians from classic to jazz to world music.