Once a controversial opera, Carmen is now the most popular opera performed internationally. Carmen is a timeless representation of love, lust and seduction gone wrong.
1. Talk only with audio-visual presentation
2. Talk with 1 aria performed by the speaker
3. Virtual Talk
SUMMARY
Carmen, opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet—with a libretto in French by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy—that premiered on March 3, 1875. With a plot based on the 1845 novella of the same name by Prosper Mérimée, Bizet’s Carmen was groundbreaking in its realism, and it rapidly became one of the most popular Western operas of all time. READ MORE IN BRITTANICA
SETTING
As Sophia from the Golden Girls says “picture it” Carmen is set in and around Sevilla, Spain, about 1820.
ACT 1: A square in Sevilla, outside a cigarette factory.
ACT 2: Lillas Pastia’s tavern on the outskirts of Sevilla.
ACT 3: The smugglers’ encampment in the mountains.
ACT 4: Outside the corrida in Sevilla.
LEGENDARY CAST- WHO YOU WILL HEAR
Due to time constraint, this opera talk features a partial cast. If you loved the program, purchase from our affiliates or borrow the above DVD’s from your local library to see the full cast.
TANISHA’S PICK
This opera talk features Tanisha’s favorite casts from these recordings. Click the link to purchase them for your own collection.
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