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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 .
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Carmen is a novella by Prosper Mérimée, written and first...
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Bizet photographed by Étienne Carjat (1875). Georges Bizet...
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Jan 19, 2017 · Description. Two French mezzo-sopranos, Sophie Koch and Clémentine Margaine, alternate as Bizet’s immortal heroine. Tenor Marcelo Álvarez is her hapless soldier Don José, and newcomer Maria Agresta—a sensation in her debut in La Bohème in the current Met season—is the devoted Micaëla, who fights to save him.
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Composed to a libretto by Meilhac and Halévy based on Prosper Mérimée’s novella, the opera exploded the boundaries between tragedy and comedy with a modernity that caused a scandal at the time.
Oct 3, 2017 · General Information. Production title: Carmen - Opéra national de Paris (2017) Creation date: 10/03/2017. Work - Composer: Carmen - Georges Bizet. Opera house: Opéra National de Paris - Bastille. Description. New production. More information is available on the opera house's official website. Schedule. March 10, 2017 19:30:00.
Metropolitan Opera Review 2016-17 – Carmen: Clémentine Margaine & Company Are Dramatically Fulfilling in Bizet’s Masterpiece. By David Salazar. This review is for the performance on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. When Sophie Koch cancelled all of her performances for Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera, attention immediately turned ...
It’s a blistering hot day in sunny Seville, Spain. Hot and tired, a group of soldiers hangs out watching people go by. The shy, pretty Micaela comes looking for Corporal Don José, but he’s not there. The soldiers try to get Micaela to stay by flirting with her, but she leaves. Soon after, Don José arrives as the guards change shifts.
Carmen. Explore Carmen, Georges Bizet, a March 10 2017 - July 16 2017 production by Opéra National de Paris Directed by Calixto Bieito, conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Get performance details, watch videos, view photos and more on Operabase.
