- Carmen - Wikipedia
Carmen (French: ⓘ) is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée
- A Deep Dive into Carmen: A Masterpiece You Need to Know
Carmen, a beautiful and seductive gypsy, works in a cigarette factory The act includes the famous “Habanera” aria, in which Carmen sings about the unpredictable nature of love The melody is based on a traditional Cuban dance rhythm, giving it an exotic flair
- Carmen Abroad – The when and where of Carmen performances, 1875-1945
Bizet’s Carmen has been revealing her complexity for audiences throughout the world At Carmen Abroad we explore the way in which Carmen has travelled across the globe, being reshaped by different performance traditions, narratives and modes of storytelling
- Carmen 101 - Characters and Plot - Opera Colorado
Source Material – Carmen, a novella by Prosper Mérimée (September 28, 1803 – September 23, 1870) The Characters of Carmen Carmen (mezzo-soprano) – A fierce and mercurial woman who works as a cigarette girl in Sevilla, Spain
- Carmen (given name) - Wikipedia
Carmen is a feminine given name in the Spanish language It has two different origins, with its first root used as a nickname for Carmel, from Hebrew karmel meaning "vineyard of God", [2] which is the name of a mountain range in the Middle East The second origin is from Latin carmen, which means "song" and is also the root of the English word "charm" The name of the Roman goddess Carmenta
- The Operas Plot and Creation | Metropolitan Opera
Like many opera libretti, Bizet’s Carmen derives from multiple sources Perhaps the most obvious (and most widely credited) is French writer Prosper Mérimée’s novella Carmen Mérimée shared in the mid-19th-century French fascination with exotic, bizarre, and sordid subjects
- Carmen (Opera) Plot Characters - StageAgent
All ends in tragedy when José confronts Carmen in a jealous rage and forces her to choose Set in the heat of Seville, Carmen is an enduring story of passion, lust, jealousy, obsession, and revenge which remains one of the most popular operas in the canon today
- What is the Story of Carmen? Plot, Synopsis More | ENO
Keep reading for everything you need to know about this dramatic love story, including a full overview of Carmen’s plot and previews of what you can expect from the ENO production Book Carmen Opera: Galleries Trailers
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