Where on earth is Carmen?

Carmen is a short story written by French Prosper Merimee, which later became the theme of the famous opera Carmen.

Carmen, an opera in four acts. On March 3, 1875, it premiered at the Xi Opera House in Paris. The plot describes Carmen, a beautiful and strong-willed gypsy girl, who falls in love with Horsey, a sergeant, and makes her fall in love. Horsey therefore abandons her original lover and leaves the army to join Carmen's smugglers. But then Carmen fell in love with the matador Escamilio. As a result, the contradiction between Horsey and Carmen became increasingly fierce. Finally, the stubborn Carmen flatly rejected Hawthorne's love and finally died by Hawthorne's sword. This is an opera known for its chorus.

Carmen has become the most popular and frequently performed work in all opera houses. It has also been changed into a ballet and musical, and spread to thousands of households through film and television. Those famous passages in the opera, including provocative dances of Habanella and Segidia, Song of the Matador, and the overtures of the first and fourth acts, have been well-known.

However, Carmen in 1875 was regarded as a failure. One critic thought the band's performance was "messy"; Another commented that the music lacked "innovation and individuality".

For modern people, the wanton belittling of this opera with beautiful melody, excellent orchestration and amazing creativity by Paris critics shows their ignorance and malice. However, the critics at that time only expressed a broad view: the upper class in Paris could not tolerate the theme of this opera.

Today, "Carmen" has not only won the reputation of critics, but also been welcomed by the public, and it has become one of several operas that can be compared with the works of Mozart in the 19th century.

Comments on the opera "Carmen":

The opera "Carmen" is Bizet's masterpiece in opera art, and it is still the highest performance in the world!

Carmen's famous aria "Love is a Free Bird": At the beginning of the plot, the sexy Carmen slowly appeared, and a large group of handsome men immediately courted Carmen. Carmen winked at the sentry Don Hose, but they stared at him, so they followed the rhythm of Habanera dance music, seduced Don Hose and showed their love. The lyrics were full of Carmen's self-confession of love concept.

what kind of woman is Carmen?

Carmen is eager for love, not only dare to love, but also dare to pursue love, dare to express love, and dare to show and get rid of it.