![]() Three months after its 33rd performance, Bizet died suddenly at the age of 37 never knowing how immensely popular Carmen would become. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged. ![]() The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Though the March 3rd,1875 world premiere at the Opéra Comique in Paris was a scandal, Carmen, soon became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world. Carmen Georges Bizet Metropolitan Opera House, New York (2010) Production photo There can be few people in the world who enjoyed their New Year's Eve 2009 more than Sir Richard Eyre. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. ![]() By the beginning of its 2018/2019 season the Met had performed Carmen well-over a thousand times. Thirteen days later she made an entirely different sort of debut, in a hearing room of the United States Senate. Thereafter it was quickly incorporated into the Met's regular repertory. The soprano Carmen Balthrop made her Metropolitan Opera debut on April 6, 1977. On January 9, 1884, Carmen was given its first Metropolitan Opera performance. José abandons his sweetheart and his military duties for Carmen, yet loses her love to the glamorous matador Escamillo, after which José kills her in a jealous rage.Īmong the best-known of all operatic arias are Carmen’s “Habanera” from Act 1, sung by the title character and the toreador’s song, “Votre toast” in Act 2, performed by the matador Escamillo. opera company, distinguished for the outstanding singers it has attracted since its opening performance (Gounod’s Faust) on October 22, 1883. ![]() Georges Bizet’s Carmen, which takes place in and around Seville, Spain tells of the downfall of a soldier, Don José, seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy, Carmen. Metropolitan Opera, byname the Met, in New York City, leading U.S. ![]()
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