The video and audio recording is used for educational use/purposes and may be made available to all students presently enrolled in the course. Carmen is a feminine given name in the spanish language [kaʁmɛn] ⓘ) is an opera in four acts by the french composer georges bizet
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The libretto was written by henri meilhac and ludovic halévy, based on the novella of the same title by prosper mérimée.
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
Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world. With a plot based on the 1845 novella of the same name by prosper mérimée, bizet’s carmen was groundbreaking in its realism, and it rapidly became one of the most popular western operas of all time. The habanera is the aria carmen sings when she first appears on stage It is also known as 'l'amour est un oiseau rebelle'.
Perhaps the most obvious (and most widely credited) is french writer prosper mérimée’s novella carmen
