Carmen (1875)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:Prosper_Mérimée
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Carmen_(novella)
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Georges_Bizet
gptkbp:composerDeath Georges Bizet died shortly after premiere
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed at premiere
now considered masterpiece
gptkbp:duration about 2.5 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Opéra-Comique,_Paris
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
Romantic
Spanish influences
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carmen (1875)
gptkbp:influenced film adaptations
ballet adaptations
musical theatre adaptations
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Henri_Meilhac
gptkb:Ludovic_Halévy
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Carmen
gptkb:Don_José
gptkb:Escamillo
gptkb:Micaëla
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Habanera
gptkb:Toreador_Song
gptkb:Flower_Song
gptkb:Seguidilla
gptkbp:notableConductor gptkb:Leonard_Bernstein
gptkb:Georg_Solti
gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
gptkbp:notableFeature realism
spoken dialogue
dance numbers
gptkbp:notableProduction gptkb:Arena_di_Verona_productions
gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera_productions
gptkb:Peter_Brook's_La_Tragédie_de_Carmen
gptkb:Francesco_Rosi_film_(1984)
Royal Opera House productions
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Leontyne_Price_(1967)
gptkb:Maria_Callas_(1964)
gptkb:Plácido_Domingo_(1977)
gptkbp:numberOfActs 4
gptkbp:openToPublic true
gptkbp:orchestration full orchestra
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:premiereDate 1875-03-03
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Opéra-Comique,_Paris
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Seville
gptkbp:subject freedom
love
tragedy
jealousy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Micaëla
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6