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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3562by Gutiérrez Muñoz, Santiago YvanContributors: “...Marín de Castañeda, Carmen Luisa...”
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3565by Ruiz Valderrama, Marita BethzabeContributors: “...Guerrero Hurtado, Juana del Carmen...”
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3567by Jorge, Fabio de OliveiraContributors: “...Partiti, Carmen Silvia de Moya...”
Published 2010
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3568by Floris, RosannaContributors: “...Rizzo, Carmen...”
Published 2019
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3569by Coraizaca Naula, Yadira AzucenaContributors: “...Brito Solano, Mónica del Carmen...”
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3570by Ramos Gavilanez, David AndrésContributors: “...Brito Solano, Mónica del Carmen...”
Published 2020
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3571by Peñafiel Alvarado, Mirelli AlejandraContributors: “...Brito Solano, Mónica del Carmen...”
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3574by GONÇALVES, Carlos Geraldo BarretoContributors: “...LIMONGI, Carmen Medeiros...”
Published 2014
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3575by Stuardo Caamaño, Verónica AndreaContributors: “...Niedmann Dellinger, Carmen...”
Published 2020
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3576by Cifuentes Castro, Camila AndreaContributors: “...Moreno Salas, Lucila Del Carmen, profesor guía...”
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3577by Lemos, Samuel Franco Rosa Costa deContributors: “...Monzón Capapé, Aurora Carmen...”
Published 2018
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3578by Bene Watts, SimonaContributors: “...Rodriguez de France, Maria del Carmen...”
Published 2020
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3579by Signès, ChloèContributors: “...Vidal Claramonte, María Carmen África...”
Published 2017
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3580by Montuy Gómez, DellisContributors: “...Rodríguez Jaramillo, Ma. Del Carmen...”
Published 2011
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