Carmen

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Carmen is a famous opera by Georges Bizet, renowned for its passionate music and tragic story centered on the free-spirited gypsy Carmen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
adaptation ballet adaptations
film adaptations
orchestral suites
basedOn novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée
catalogueNumber WD 31
characterDescription Carmen is a free-spirited Romani woman
linked to: Carmen
characterOccupation cigarette factory worker
smuggler
characterVoiceType Carmen: mezzo-soprano
Don José: tenor
Escamillo: baritone
Micaëla: soprano
composer Georges Bizet
contains spoken dialogue (original opéra comique version)
culturalImpact one of the best-known works in the operatic repertoire
ending tragic
famousRecording Herbert von Karajan 1963 (Berlin Philharmonic, Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli)
Sir Georg Solti 1976 (London Philharmonic, Tatiana Troyanos, Plácido Domingo)
genre opéra comique
influenced verismo opera movement
language French
laterReception one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide
librettist Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy
mainCharacter Carmen
Don José
Escamillo
Micaëla
musicalStyle Romantic
notableAria Habanera (L’amour est un oiseau rebelle)
Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre)
linked to: Carmen
notableNumber Flower Song (La fleur que tu m’avais jetée)
Seguidilla (Près des remparts de Séville)
orchestration full Romantic orchestra
originalReception controversial at premiere
placeInComposerOutput last opera by Georges Bizet
premiereDate 1875-03-03
premiereLocation Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
publisher Choudens
setting Seville, Spain
structure four acts
theme fate
freedom
jealousy
passion
timePeriod early 19th century
vocalForces soloists, chorus, children’s chorus

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Malena Ernman notableWork Carmen
Blood and Sand (1922 film) hasCharacter Carmen
subject linked to: Blood and Sand
Alicia Alonso notableWork Carmen (ballet staging)
linked to: Carmen
Carmen mainCharacter Carmen
Carmen notableAria Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre)
linked to: Carmen
Carmen characterDescription Carmen is a free-spirited Romani woman
linked to: Carmen
Carmen Ejogo givenName Carmen
Alicia Alonso notableWork Carmen (ballet interpretation)
linked to: Carmen
Salle Favart hasPremiere Carmen
Ludovic Halévy coAuthorOf Carmen
Opéra-Comique premieredWork Carmen
subject linked to: Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
Don José appearsIn Carmen
Don José loveInterest Carmen
Don José kills Carmen
Don José firstAppearance opera Carmen (1875)
linked to: Carmen
Micaëla firstPerformanceIn Carmen, Opéra-Comique, Paris
linked to: Carmen
Escamillo appearsIn Carmen
Escamillo operaTitle Carmen
Escamillo romanticInterest Carmen
Escamillo appearsInAct Act II of Carmen
linked to: Carmen
Escamillo appearsInAct Act III of Carmen
linked to: Carmen
Escamillo appearsInAct Act IV of Carmen
linked to: Carmen
Flower Song (La fleur que tu m’avais jetée) operaAct Act II of Carmen
linked to: Carmen
Choudens publishedWork Carmen
Georges Bizet notableWork Carmen
Carmen Jones basedOn Carmen (opera)
linked to: Carmen
Paz Vega notableWork Carmen
Maya Plisetskaya notableWork Carmen Suite
linked to: Carmen
Roland Petit notableWork Carmen (ballet)
linked to: Carmen
Henri Meilhac notableWork Carmen