Students will listen to selections from Carmen and use the musical terms explained in this exercise in their interpretation of Carmen, Don José, Escamillo, and Micaëla.

The story for Carmen was taken from a short novel by Propser Mérimeé. The opera, written in the genre of opéra comique (comic opera), with musical numbers separated by dialogue, tells the story of the …

Overduidelijke druk- en spelfouten in het origineel zijn gecorrigeerd; deze zijn voorzien van een dunne rode stippellijn, waarbij de Brontekst via een zwevende pop-up beschikbaar is. Een overzicht van de …

Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen, based on the novella of the same name by Prosper Mérimée, is one the most performed on the operatic stage today. Its initial cold reception by the audience at the Opéra …

Immerse yourself in the compelling story of passion, jealousy, and fate as you explore the tumultuous life of the fiery gypsy, Carmen, and her complex relationships.

Michael and Elizabeth Kertesz. Carmen and the Staging of Spain: Recasting Bizet.

O GOOD moments,” begins the epigraph to Prosper Mérimée’s novella Carmen, one of the primary sources for Georges Bizet’s immortal opera of the sam.