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Carmen" is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The opera, which became Bizet's most famous work, was first performed at the Op ra-Comique in Paris, on March 3, 1875, and was not at first particularly successful; its initial run extended to 36 performances... Read Full Overview

This inexpensive, authoritative edition of one of the world's most popular operas presents the classic 1895 Schirmer edition in the original French, with a complete English singing version by Dr. Theodore Baker. Indispensable for singers, chorus, and rehearsal pianists, this... Read Full Overview

When he first heard Carmen, Tchaikovsky enthusiastically predicted it would become the world's most popular opera. Wagner, too, was an admirer of this dramatic masterpiece, and Brahms claimed to have seen it 29 times. At its premiere in Paris in 1873, however, Carmen... Read Full Overview

(Opera). French/English. Standard Version with sung recitatives.

(Opera). French/English. Dialogue Version.

Carmen is a novella by Prosper M?rim?e that tells the story of a beautiful and strong-willed young gypsy woman named Carmen, and the ensuing love triangle with her captor and a young soldier. It's an intense tale of passion and fate, with a shocking and unexpected ending. Written... Read Full Overview

The Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest and most informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest operas of all time.

Carmen by Prosper M?rim?e was first published in 1845. It has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the world famous opera by Georges Bizet.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to... Read Full Overview

Carmen is a novella by Prosper M?rim?e, written and first published in 1845. It has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.According to a letter M?rim?e wrote to the Countess of Montijo, Carmen was inspired by... Read Full Overview

"Bizet describes himself as 'pagan', and Carmen has a savage Mediterranean beauty quite unique in music. The essays included in this guide suggest some reasons for its legendary theatrical appeal. Martin Cooper describes the traditional mixture of spoken words and song that stimulated... Read Full Overview

I have been told that one day a party of good-for-nothing fellows banded themselves together, and bribed the bell-ringer at the cathedral to ring the Angelus some twenty minutes before the proper hour. Though it was still broad daylight, the nymphs of the Guadalquivir never hesitated,... Read Full Overview

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Carmen, histoire espagnole? Pas dans l'esprit de M rim e, qui contourne avec ironie l'hispanisme castillan des romantiques et montre les confins de la p ninsule: en Andalousie, entre S ville et Gibraltar, l'amour fou d'un Basque d racin pour une... Read Full Overview

Carmen is the basis of one of the post popular operas in the world, one that has been filmed more than any other. Yet even many fans of the opera don't know that this classic story is based on an equally exciting novella. Set in 1820s Spain, it tells the tragic tale of Don Jose,... Read Full Overview