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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Carmen is set in Seville, Spain, during the early 19th century. The opera’s vibrant scenes take place in various locations around the city, with the intense atmosphere – especially the heat – …

Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet, with a French libretto written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by …

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 …

Dec 30, 2025 · Carmen de Lavallade, a dancer who defied boundaries of race and age and touched almost every realm of the performing arts in a career of over six decades, died on …