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Carmen
by
Georges Bizet
Libretto by
Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Based on the story of the
same name
by Prosper Mérimée
Sung in
French with English supertitles
Synopsis
April 18 - May 3, 2009
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Carmen is by far America's
favorite opera. It overflows with unforgettable melodies, Spanish folk
songs, and sunny orchestrations, yet is also rich enough to offer
insightful portraits of its characters and intense drama. These
French-singing Spaniards are, above all, believable human beings. A
sense of reality and immediacy infuses their situations, through which
we see a soldier fall desperately in love with one of the great sirens
of all time who has no feelings for him. Their responses are human in
the extreme and utterly outside the confines of polite society. It is no
wonder that Carmen herself continues to fascinate us and that Bizet's
music continues to charm and thrill audiences throughout the world.
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