Micaëla

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Micaëla is a virtuous and compassionate young woman in Bizet’s opera "Carmen," serving as a moral and emotional counterpoint to the title character.

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Micaëla canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
actAppearance Act I
Act III
appearsIn Carmen
associatedWithCharacter Carmen
Don José
basedOn a character in Prosper Mérimée's novella "Carmen"
characterTrait compassionate
loyal
modest
pious
virtuous
contrastsWithCharacter Carmen
createdBy Georges Bizet
Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy
dramaticFunction embodies innocence and domestic stability
offers Don José an alternative to Carmen
represents traditional Christian and provincial values
firstPerformanceDate 1875
firstPerformanceIn Carmen
surface form: Carmen, Opéra-Comique, Paris
gender female
languageOfLibretto French
nationality Spanish
notablePerformer Angela Gheorghiu
Mirella Freni
Victoria de los Ángeles
operaGenre opéra comique
premieredAt Opéra-Comique
surface form: Opéra-Comique in Paris
publisherOfOpera Choudens
relationshipToDonJosé childhood friend
messenger from his mother
sweetheart
roleInWork emotional counterpoint to Carmen
moral counterpoint to Carmen
settingOfStory Spain
singsAria "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante"
"Parle-moi de ma mère"
symbolizes moral duty
selfless love
virtue
vocalRange lyric soprano

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Carmen mainCharacter Micaëla
Don José fiancée Micaëla