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 Prosper Mérimée.

Carmen es una ópera dramática en cuatro actos con música de Georges Bizet y libreto en francés de Ludovic Halévy y Henri Meilhac, basado en la novela homónima de Prosper Mérimée. b Se estrenó en la Opéra-Comique de París el 3 de marzo de 1875, donde su ruptura con las convenciones conmocionó y escandalizó a sus primeras audiencias, y recibió v...

Bizet’s fiery masterpiece of seduction, obsession, and tragedy stars two of today’s leading mezzo-sopranos as the title heroine, whose irresistible allure drives the soldier Don José to destruction.

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

Apr 11, 2025 · Carmen by Georges Bizet, scandalized audiences when it premiered in 1875 at Paris’ Opera Comique. Critics and opera-goers alike were taken aback by the opera’s unconventional heroine, who defied societal norms, with her independence, sensuality, and disregard for authority. Presented by Rutgers ...

Nov 23, 2020 · Carmen, Opera by George Bizet. Here is a complete guide with a thorough explanation of the story, something about the background, and the voices.

Carmen is the last opera and the great masterpiece of Georges Bizet, unquestionably the most popular French opera today and one of the most frequently performed worldwide.

Feb 14, 2025 · En el cruce entre la pasión y la fatalidad, Carmen de Georges Bizet revolucionó la ópera con su audaz realismo y su inconfundible energía. Más que una historia de amor y celos, esta obra maestra encapsula el espíritu del romanticismo y la lucha entre el destino y la libertad.

Carmen, desde el punto de vista musical, destaca por la fusión de música popular española con la tradición operística francesa: Bizet emplea una orquestación brillante, con cuerdas, metales y castañuelas que evocan el color ibérico.

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 subjects.