Carmen, one of the best known operas ever written, will this time be performed on ice, by some of the most accomplished Russian figure skaters. The roles of Carmen and Jose will be danced by the Olympic champions Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin. The master of French opera Georges Bizet composed his famous opera Carmen between 1873 and 1874. The opera tells a story about a seductive Gypsy woman Carmen, for whom love is nothing but an amusement. She brings to ruin numerous men, including a soldier named Jose, who tells her story before his tragic end.