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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3161by Soini, Hannu, Kronqvist, Eeva-Liisa, Huber, Günter L., Maxwell, Joseph, Kiegelmann, Mechthild, Gento, Samuel, Medina, Antonio, Pina, Jorge, Domínguez, María Concepción, Schweizer, Karin, Korte, Petra, Pavlovic, Jelena, Suorsa, Teemu, Feliz, Sálvora, Feliz, Tiberio, Ricoy, María CarmenGet access
Published 2015
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3162by Soini, Hannu, Kronqvist, Eeva-Liisa, Huber, Günter L., Maxwell, Joseph, Kiegelmann, Mechthild, Gento, Samuel, Medina, Antonio, Pina, Jorge, Domínguez, María Concepción, Schweizer, Karin, Korte, Petra, Pavlovic, Jelena, Suorsa, Teemu, Feliz, Sálvora, Feliz, Tiberio, Ricoy, María CarmenGet access
Published 2011
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3163by Estefania Calvo-Álvarez, Nestor Adrian Guerrero, Raquel Alvarez-Velilla, Christopher Fernández Prada, Jose María Requena, Carmen Punzón, Miguel Ángel Llamas, Francisco J Arévalo, Luis Rivas, Manuel Fresno, Yolanda Pérez-Pertejo, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Rosa M RegueraGet access
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3164by Raydel Martínez, Alberto Pérez, María del C. Quiñones, Raúl Cruz, Ángel Álvarez, Marlén Armesto, Carmen Fernández, Jorge Menéndez, Islay Rodríguez, Morelia Baró, Manuel Díaz, José Rodríguez, Gustavo Sierra, Ana Margarita Obregón, María Eugenia Toledo, Norma FernándezGet access
Published 2004
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3165by Tamíris Augusto Marinho, Carmen Luci Rodrigues Lopes, Sheila Araújo Teles, Marcos André de Matos, Márcia Alves Dias de Matos, Aline Garcia Kozlowski, Marina Pedroso de Oliveira, Ágabo Macêdo da Costa e Silva, Regina Maria Bringel MartinsGet access
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2014)
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3166by María de Lourdes Lemus-Varela, Augusto Sola, Sergio Golombek, Hernando Baquero, Daniel Borbonet, Carmen Dávila-Aliaga, Teresa Del Moral, Gabriel Lara-Flores, María Victoria Lima-Rogel, Freddy Neira-Safi, Diego Natta, Ada Oviedo-Barrantes, Susana RodríguezGet access
Published 2014
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3167by Claudine Kocher, Amy C Morrison, Mariana Leguia, Steev Loyola, Roger M Castillo, Hugo A Galvez, Helvio Astete, Carmen Flores-Mendoza, Julia S Ampuero, Daniel G Bausch, Eric S Halsey, Manuel Cespedes, Karine Zevallos, Ju Jiang, Allen L RichardsGet access
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2016)
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3168by Flores, Hauke, David, Carmen, Lange, Benjamin, Kohlbach, Doreen, Ehrlich, Julia, Castellani, Giulia, Vortkamp, Martina, Schaafsma, Fokje, van Franeker, Jan Andries, Nicolaus, Marcel, Graeve, Martin, Peeken, Ilka, Metfies, Katja, Rabe, Benjamin, Niehoff, Barbara, Losch, Martin, Haas, ChristianGet access
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3169by Caminero-Saldaña, Constantino, Baños-Herrero, Ana, de los Ángeles Pallavicini-Fernández, Yesica, Plaza, Javier, Pérez-Sánchez, Rodrigo, Fernández-Villán, Mercedes, Fuertes-Marcos, Elena, Rodríguez-Martínez, Alberto, Sánchez, Nilda, Luque-Larena, Juan José, García-Ariza, María CarmenGet access
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3170by Spaan, Kyra M., van Noordenburg, Carmen, Plassmann, Merle M., Schultes, Lara, Shaw, Susan, Berger, Michelle, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu, Granquist, Sandra M., Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Rigét, Frank, Roos, Anna, Benskin, Jonathan P.Get access
Published in Environmental Science & Technology (2020)
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3171by García Cabrera, Rosa Delia, García Rodríguez, Omaira Elena, Cuevas Agulló, Emilio, Cachorro, Victoria E., Barreto Velasco, África, Guirado-Fuentes, Carmen, Kouremeti, Natalia, Bustos Seguela, Juan José de, Romero Campos, Pedro Miguel, Frutos Baraja, Ángel Máximo deGet access
Published 2015
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3172by García Cabrera, Rosa Delia, García Rodríguez, Omaira Elena, Cuevas Agulló, Emilio, Cachorro, Victoria E., Barreto Velasco, África, Guirado-Fuentes, Carmen, Kouremeti, Natalia, Bustos Seguela, Juan José de, Romero Campos, Pedro Miguel, Frutos Baraja, Ángel Máximo deGet access
Published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (2016)
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3173by Vera, Manuel, Wilmes, Sophie-Berenice, Maroso, Francesco, Hermida, Miguel, Blanco, Andrés, Casanova, Adrian, Iglesias, David, Cao, Asunción, Culloty, S.C., Mahony, Kate, Orvain, Francis, Bouza, Carmen, Robins, Peter, Malham, Shelagh, Lynch, Sharon, Antonio, Villalba, Martínez, PaulinoGet access
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3174by Miller, David C M, Shelton, Peter A, Healey, Brian P, Brodie, William B, Morgan, Joanne M, Butterworth, Doug S, Alpoim, Ricardo, González, Diana, González, Fernando, Fernandez, Carmen, Ianelli, James, Mahé, JeanClaude, Mosqueira, Iago, Scott, Robert, Vazquez, AntonioGet access
Published 2008
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3176by Martínez, Paulino, Robledo, Diego, Rodríguez-Ramilo, Silvia Teresa, Hermida, Miguel, Taboada, Xoana, Pereiro, Patricia, Rubiolo, Juan A., Ribas, Laia, Gómez-Tato, Antonio, Piferrer, Francesc, Novoa, Beatriz, Figueras, Antonio, Pardo, Belén G., Fernández, Jesús, Viñas, Ana, Bouza, CarmenGet access
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3177by Martínez, Paulino, Robledo, Diego, Rodríguez-Ramilo, Silvia Teresa, Hermida, Miguel, Taboada, Xoana, Pereiro, Patricia, Rubiolo, Juan A., Ribas, Laia, Gómez-Tato, Antonio, Piferrer, Francesc, Novoa, Beatriz, Figueras, Antonio, Pardo, Belén G., Fernández, Jesús, Viñas, Ana, Bouza, CarmenGet access
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3178by Pardo, Belén G, Fernández, Carlos, Millán, Adrián, Bouza, Carmen, Vázquez-López, Araceli, Vera, Manuel, Alvarez-Dios, José A, Calaza, Manuel, Gómez-Tato, Antonio, Vázquez, María, Cabaleiro, Santiago, Magariños, Beatriz, Lemos, Manuel L, Leiro, José M, Martínez, PaulinoGet access
Published in BMC Veterinary Research (2008)
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3179by Pardo, Belén G, Fernández, Carlos, Millán, Adrián, Bouza, Carmen, Vázquez-López, Araceli, Vera, Manuel, Alvarez-Dios, José A, Calaza, Manuel, Gómez-Tato, Antonio, Vázquez, María, Cabaleiro, Santiago, Magariños, Beatriz, Lemos, Manuel L, Leiro, José M, Martínez, PaulinoGet access
Published in BMC Veterinary Research (2008)
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3180by Prado, Fernanda Dotti do, Vera, Manuel, Hermida, Miguel, Bouza, Carmen, Pardo, Belen G, Vilas, Roman, Blanco, Andres, Fernandez, Carlos, Maroso, Francesco, Maes, Gregory E, Turan, Cemal, Volckaert, Filip A M J, Taggart, John, Carr, Adrian, Ogden, RobGet access
Published in Evolutionary Applications (2018)
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