Carmen
''Carmen'' () 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. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. ''Carmen'' has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon; the "Habanera" and "Seguidilla" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias.The opera is written in the genre of ''opéra comique'' with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy Carmen. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen's love to the glamorous torero Escamillo, after which José kills her in a jealous rage. The depictions of proletarian life, immorality, and lawlessness, and the tragic death of the main character on stage, broke new ground in French opera and were highly controversial.
After the premiere, most reviews were critical, and the French public was generally indifferent. ''Carmen'' initially gained its reputation through a series of productions outside France, and was not revived in Paris until 1883. Thereafter, it rapidly acquired popularity at home and abroad. Later commentators have asserted that ''Carmen'' forms the bridge between the tradition of ''opéra comique'' and the realism or ''verismo'' that characterised late 19th-century Italian opera.
The music of ''Carmen'' has since been widely acclaimed for brilliance of melody, harmony, atmosphere, and orchestration, and for the skill with which the emotions and suffering of the characters are represented. At his death Bizet was still in the midst of revising his score and because of other later changes (notably the introduction of recitatives composed by Ernest Guiraud in place of the original dialogue) there is still no definitive edition of the opera. The opera has been recorded many times since the first acoustical recording in 1908, and the story has been the subject of many screen and stage adaptations. Provided by Wikipedia
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3066by Paul-Pont, Ika, Lacroix, Camille, González-Fernández, Carmen, Hegaret, Helene, Lambert, Christophe, Le Goïc, Nelly, Frère, Laura, Cassone, Anne-Laure, Sussarellu, Rossana, Fabioux, Caroline, Guyomarch, Julien, Albentosa, Marina, Huvet, Arnaud, Soudant, PhilippeGet access
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3067by Pérez-Hernández, María Dolores, Hernández-Guerra, A., Cana-Cascallar, Luis, Arumí-Planas, Cristina, Caínzos, Verónica, González-Santana, Juan Alberto, Gutiérrez-Guerra, M.A., Mosquera-Giménez, Ángela, Presas-Navarro, Carmen, Santana-Toscano, DanielGet access
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3068by Maria Papale, Angelina Lo Giudice, Antonella Conte, Carmen Rizzo, Alessandro C. Rappazzo, Giovanna Maimone, Gabriella Caruso, Rosabruna La Ferla, Maurizio Azzaro, Concetta Gugliandolo, Rodolfo Paranhos, Anderson S. Cabral, Vincenzo Romano Spica, Mauro GuglielminContributors: “...Rizzo, Carmen...”
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3069by Biermann, Frank, Bai, Xuemei, Bondre, Ninad, Broadgate, Wendy, Arthur Chen, Chen Tung, Dube, Opha Pauline, Erisman, Jan Willem, Glaser, Marion, van der Hel, Sandra, Lemos, Maria Carmen, Seitzinger, Sybil, Seto, Karen C.Get access
Published in Global Environmental Change (2016)
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3070by Paul-Pont, Ika, Lacroix, Camille, González-Fernández, Carmen, Hegaret, Helene, Lambert, Christophe, Le Goïc, Nelly, Frère, Laura, Cassone, Anne-Laure, Sussarellu, Rossana, Fabioux, Caroline, Guyomarch, Julien, Albentosa, Marina, Huvet, Arnaud, Soudant, PhilippeGet access
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3071by Cuevas Agulló, Emilio, Romero Campos, Pedro Miguel, Kouremeti, Natalia, Kazadzis, Stelios, García Cabrera, Rosa Delia, Barreto Velasco, África, Guirado-Fuentes, Carmen, Ramos López, Ramón, Toledano, Carlos, Almansa Rodríguez, Antonio Fernando, Gröbner, JulianGet access
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3072by Biermann, Frank, Bai, Xuemei, Bondre, Ninad, Broadgate, Wendy, Arthur Chen, Chen Tung, Dube, Opha Pauline, Erisman, Jan Willem, Glaser, Marion, van der Hel, Sandra, Lemos, Maria Carmen, Seitzinger, Sybil, Seto, Karen C.Get access
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3073by Pablo F Belaunzarán-Zamudio, Allyson Mateja, Paola Del Carmen Guerra-de-Blas, Héctor A Rincón-León, Karla Navarro-Fuentes, Emilia Ruiz-Hernández, Sandra Caballero-Sosa, Francisco Camas-Durán, Zoila Priego-Smith, José G Nájera-Cancino, Alexander López-Roblero, Karina Del Carmen Trujillo-Murillo, John H Powers, Sally Hunsberger, Sophia Siddiqui, John H Beigel, Raydel Valdés-Salgado, Guillermo Ruiz-Palacios, Mexican Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network (LaRed)Get access
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)
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3074by Torsvik, Trond H., Amundsen, Hans E. F., Trønnes, Reidar G., Doubrovine, Pavel V., Gaina, Carmen, Kusznir, Nick J., Steinberger, Bernhard, Corfu, Fernando, Ashwal, Lewis D., Griffin, William L., Werner, Stephanie C., Jamtveit, BjørnGet access
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2015)
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3076by Felipe Jiménez, Idaira Del Carmen, Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús, Arbelo Hernández, Manuel Antonio, Segura Gothlin, Simona Andrea, Colom Rivero, Ana, Suarez Santana, Cristian Manuel, De La Fuente Marquez, Jesus, Sierra Pulpillo, Eva MaríaGet access
Published in Veterinary Sciences (2022)
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3078by Silva, A. (Alexandra), Skagen, D. (Dankert), Uriarte, A. (Andrés), Massé, J. (Jacques), Santos, M.B. (María Begoña), Marques, V. (Vitor), Carrera, P. (Pablo), Beillois, P. (Pierre), Pestana, G. (Graça), Porteiro-Lago, C. (Carmen)Get access
Published in ICES Journal of Marine Science (2009)
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3079by Martínez, Paulino, Bouza, Carmen, Hermida, Miguel, Fernández, Jesús, Toro, Miguel Angel, Vera, Manuel, Pardo, Belén, Millán, Adrián, Fernández, Carlos, Vilas, Román, Viñas, Ana, Sánchez, Laura, Felip, Alicia, Piferrer, Francesc, Ferreiro, Isabel, Cabaleiro, SantiagoGet access
Published in Genetics (2009)
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