Carmen (French: [kaʁmɛn] ⓘ) 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 …

Perhaps the most obvious (and most widely credited) is French writer Prosper Mérimée’s novella Carmen. Mérimée shared in the mid-19th-century French fascination with exotic, bizarre, and sordid …

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.

Carmen’s exploration of passion, jealousy and human emotion, combined with its gripping story and vibrant characters, has made it one of the most performed and beloved operas in history.

May 1, 2025 · Carmen is an opera by French composer Georges Bizet and premiered in Paris on 3 March 1875. From the ‘Habanera’ to the Toreador Song, it contains some of opera’s most well …

A guide to Bizet's stunner of an opera, Carmen. Including Synopsis, Music & Arias, Fun Facts, Running Time and much more!

Carmen follows a free-spirited and independent woman and her passionate and destructive love affair with the rule-abiding Don José. Where is Carmen set? Carmen is set in Seville, Spain, during the …

José appears and begs Carmen to forget the past and start a new life with him. She calmly tells him that their affair is over: She was born free and will live free until she dies.

The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after …

4 days ago · Carmen de Lavallade, the trailblazing dancer whose six-decade career broke barriers across dance, theater and film, has died at 94.