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Carmen (opera by Georges Bizet)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Carmen_(opera_by_Georges_Bizet)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:Carmen_(novella_by_Prosper_Mérimée)
gptkbp:composer
gptkb:Georges_Bizet
gptkbp:duration
about 2.5 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed
1875-03-03
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:opera
Spanish influences
realism (verismo)
gptkbp:hasChorus
children's chorus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Carmen (opera by Georges Bizet)
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Carmen_Jones_(musical)
gptkb:Carmen_(film_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:notableAdaptation
gptkb:Carmen_(1954_film_by_Otto_Preminger)
gptkb:Carmen_(1983_film_by_Carlos_Saura)
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:notableFor
Bizet died shortly after the premiere
initially received mixed reviews
now one of the most performed operas worldwide
gptkbp:notableProduction
gptkb:Royal_Opera_House
gptkb:Vienna_State_Opera
gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera
gptkbp:notableRecording
gptkb:Leontyne_Price_(1967)
gptkb:Maria_Callas_(1964)
gptkb:Plácido_Domingo_(1977)
gptkbp:numberOfActs
4
gptkbp:orchestration
full orchestra
gptkbp:originalLanguage
gptkb:French
gptkbp:period
early 19th century
gptkbp:premiereDate
1875-03-03
gptkbp:premiereLocation
gptkb:Opéra-Comique,_Paris
gptkbp:publisher
gptkb:Choudens
gptkbp:setting
gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkbp:subject
fate
freedom
love
jealousy
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Carmen:_A_Hip_Hopera
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6