The vividly colourful and passionate production of Bizet s masterpiece Carmen will be taking over the Cambridge Corn Exchange next month. The opera will be brought to the city with a large cast and the full Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and cho

The vividly colourful and passionate production of Bizet's masterpiece Carmen will be taking over the Cambridge Corn Exchange next month.

The opera will be brought to the city with a large cast and the full Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus, by Ellen Kent and Opera International.

The opera is inspired by Ellen Kent's years in Andalucia, with many of the scenes based on Malaga rather than Seville, and there will be a special guest appearance at some venues by a donkey.

Mezzo-soprano Nadezhda Stoinova will return to sing Carmen after gaining rapturous reviews in her debut as the character in 2004.

The production will be on Sunday September 30 at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £21.50-31.50 and are available from the box office on 01223 357851

The Crow has three fabulous prizes to give away to opera fans.

- First prize - A pair of tickets to see Carmen at the Corn Exchange on September 30

A bottle of Russian Methode Champagne

A pack of Polvorones Spanish sweet almond biscuits

Orange spiced potpourri to bring you the smell of Seville

A Carmen poster

A glossy souvenir programme

- Second prize - A pair of tickets to see Carmen at the Corn Exchange on September 30

A bottle of Russian Methode Champagne

A Carmen poster

A glossy souvenir programme

- Runner Up - A pair of tickets to see Carmen at the Corn Exchange on September 30

A Carmen poster

A glossy souvenir programme

- For a chance to win tickets to see Carmen answer the following question:

What animal will star in some of the Carmen performances?

Send your answer on a postcard to: Carmen Competition, The Royston Crow, Heath House, Princes Mews, Royston, SG8 9RT to arrive by Friday September 14.