
Carmen persuades him to let her escape by promising a future rendezvous. While Lieutenant Zuniga drafts the order for her imprisonment, she is put into José’s custody. Suddenly, screams are heard from the factory: Carmen has been involved in a fight and has slashed another woman’s face. Please be aware this production includes depictions of violence (including. José resolves to honor his mother’s wishes by marrying Micaëla. Running time: 3 hours (Approx.) Important Information. Micaëla returns, this time with a letter from José’s mother. Bizet’s flamenco-infused music overflows with emotion and unforgettable melodies including the Habanera and Toreador Song.

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But when one man’s obsession turns to wild jealousy, the consequences are shocking. Senbla presents Opera Internationals award winning Ellen Kent Production with international soloists, highly praised chorus and full orchestra - Bizet Carmen. Sparks fly when Carmen meets the young soldier Don Jos, and they quickly begin a passionate affair. Every man wants her, and every woman envies her. One of the women, the gypsy Carmen, tells her friends that love is “a wild bird that cannot be imprisoned.” Before returning to work, she flirtatiously tosses a flower at Don José. Carmen is a strong woman doing what she can to survive in a poor frontier town, manipulating and seducing the men who try to control her. Free, rebellious, and beautiful, Carmen is the most desired woman in town. At noon, the young men of the town gather to watch the women as they come out of the cigarette factory on a break from work. Much of the career of Georges Bizet (1838-1875) was spent as an arranger or orchestrator of scores and as a rehearsal pianist for a number. Led by an officer, Moralès, the soldiers surround her and try to detain her, but Micaëla flees.Īfterwards, José’s military unit arrives. Micaëla, a young country girl, enters the square in search of one of the soldiers, Don José.

It is almost a literal transcription of the festive music announcing the bull-fight in the last Act, including the short phrase in F sharp minor.

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Musically, 'Carmen' is prefaced by a short orchestral introduction, very free in form and not elaborate enough to be dignified by the title of overture. In a town square in Seville, Spain, soldiers guarding the cigarette factory idly watch the passersby. The Music of 'Carmen'The Opera by Georges Bizet.
