The story of the Spanish gypsy girl comes from Prosper Mérimée’s novella Carmen, published in 1845. It caught Bizet’s attention, and he proposed that he adapt it for opera with two leading Parisian ...

Bizet’s two famous operas couldn’t be more different. The first, The Pearl Fishers, is cruelly remembered for containing only one hit. Carmen, by contrast, is so packed full of memorable melodies that ...

New productions of Bizet’s famous opera are rewriting the femme fatale’s tragic ending, writes Sophia Smith Galer. “If your death is near, if Destiny has written the words none shall deny,” murmurs ...

Carmen’s rhythms set her body in perpetual motion – contagious and seductive. Nancy Fabiola Herrera as Carmen & the Opera Australia Chorus, photo: Branco Gaica The fictional character of Carmen – the ...

The mezzo-soprano with the smoky, sultry voice defined Carmen for generations — and earned Hollywood fame at the prime of her career. Stevens... Risë Stevens, a mezzo-soprano who sang at the ...

Even if you know nothing about opera, you're almost certainly familiar with "Habanera," the famous aria from Bizet's "Carmen". L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, Et c'est bien ...