Don José

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Don José is the tragic soldier protagonist of Georges Bizet’s opera "Carmen," whose obsessive love for the title character leads to his downfall.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
appearsIn Carmen ⓘ
associatedWith smugglers ⓘ
tobacco factory in Seville ⓘ
basedOn Don José from Prosper Mérimée’s novella Carmen ⓘ
linked to: Don José
causeOfDownfall obsessive love for Carmen ⓘ
centralThemeRelation fatal love ⓘ
freedom versus possession ⓘ
characterTrait impulsive ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
possessive ⓘ
conflictsWith Escamillo ⓘ
Zuniga ⓘ
createdBy Georges Bizet ⓘ
diesIn final scene of Carmen (often arrested or executed offstage) ⓘ
familyOrigin Navarre ⓘ
fiancée Micaëla ⓘ
firstAppearance opera Carmen (1875) ⓘ
linked to: Carmen
gender male ⓘ
genre opera ⓘ
kills Carmen ⓘ
languageOfCharacter French ⓘ
librettistsOfWork Henri Meilhac ⓘ
Ludovic Halévy ⓘ
loveInterest Carmen ⓘ
moralAlignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
mother unnamed Navarrese mother ⓘ
narrativeFunction depicts destructive jealousy ⓘ
illustrates conflict between duty and passion ⓘ
nationality Spanish ⓘ
notableAria La fleur que tu m’avais jetée ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
rank corporal ⓘ
relationship deserts the army for Carmen ⓘ
imprisons Carmen then lets her escape ⓘ
quarrels with Escamillo ⓘ
roleInWork protagonist of Carmen ⓘ
setting Seville ⓘ
timePeriodOfFiction early 19th century ⓘ
voiceType tenor ⓘ
workGenre opéra comique ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carmen → mainCharacter → Don José ⓘ
Plácido Domingo → notableRole → Don José in Bizet's "Carmen" ⓘ
linked to: Don José
José Carreras → notableRole → Don José in Bizet's "Carmen" ⓘ
linked to: Don José
Don José → basedOn → Don José from Prosper Mérimée’s novella Carmen ⓘ
linked to: Don José
Escamillo → rivalOf → Don José ⓘ
Flower Song (La fleur que tu m’avais jetée) → dramaticContext → Don José recalls the flower Carmen threw to him ⓘ
linked to: Don José
Flower Song (La fleur que tu m’avais jetée) → dramaticFunction → reveals Don José’s emotional vulnerability ⓘ
linked to: Don José
Franco Corelli → notableRole → Don José in Carmen ⓘ
linked to: Don José
Jonas Kaufmann → hasRole → Don José in Carmen ⓘ
linked to: Don José
The Loves of Carmen → character → Don José ⓘ
Zuniga → superiorOf → Don José ⓘ
Zuniga → hasRivalryWith → Don José ⓘ
Act III (Carmen) → featuresCharacter → Don José ⓘ
subject linked to: Act III
Flower Song → sungByCharacter → Don José ⓘ
Flower Song → sungInContext → Don José recalls the flower Carmen threw to him ⓘ
linked to: Don José
Carmen (novella) → mainCharacter → Don José ⓘ
Joe → basedOn → Don José ⓘ