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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:basedOn
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gptkb:Carmen_(novella,_1845)
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Georges_Bizet
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gptkbp:duration
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about 2.5 hours
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gptkbp:firstPerformed
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1875-03-03
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:opera
Romantic
Spanish influences
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Carmen (opera, 1875)
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Carmen_(ballet)
gptkb:Carmen_Jones_(musical)
gptkb:Carmen_(film,_1983)
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Henri_Meilhac
gptkb:Ludovic_Halévy
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gptkbp:mainCharacter
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gptkb:Carmen
gptkb:Don_José
gptkb:Escamillo
gptkb:Micaëla
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gptkbp:notableAria
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gptkb:Habanera
gptkb:Toreador_Song
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gptkbp:notableConductor
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gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Beecham
gptkb:Georg_Solti
gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Bizet died shortly after the premiere
contains spoken dialogue
initially received mixed reviews
now one of the most performed operas worldwide
adapted into many films and ballets
controversial for its realism at the time
features gypsy and bullfighting themes
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gptkbp:notableProduction
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gptkb:Francesco_Rosi_(film,_1984)
gptkb:Peter_Brook_(La_Tragédie_de_Carmen,_1981)
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gptkbp:notableRecording
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gptkb:Leontyne_Price_(1967)
gptkb:Maria_Callas_(1964)
gptkb:Plácido_Domingo_(1977)
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gptkbp:numberOfActs
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4
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gptkbp:orchestration
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full orchestra
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gptkbp:originalLanguage
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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1875-03-03
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gptkbp:premiereLocation
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gptkb:Opéra-Comique,_Paris
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Choudens
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Seville,_Spain
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gptkbp:subject
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fate
freedom
love
jealousy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Don_José
gptkb:Escamillo
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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