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Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Fri, October 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Sun, October 19, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Sat, October 25, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Sun, October 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM
conductor Michel Singher director David Cox
West Bay Opera Premiere: February 1962
Sung in Italian, with English titles
Synopsis:
Never having set foot in Spain, in 1875 the 36-year-old Bizet composed a thoroughly French opera on Spanish themes. Carmen, a sensuous Gypsy in 1870s Seville, lives in the moment, and her zest for life makes men flock to her. Don José, a soldier, is no exception. Falling madly in love with Carmen, he abandons his first love, neglects his mother, becomes a deserter and joins Carmen and the Gypsy smugglers. But Carmen soon loses interest in him, and rejects him in favor of Escamillo, the bullfighter. Desperately jealous, Don JosJosé kills her. |
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