Carmen Opera Guide

Carmen is one of the world’s most popular operas and Georges Bizet’s greatest success. Premiered in Paris in 1875, its powerful story of passion, obsession and jealousy has captivated audiences ever since. This guide explores the opera’s origins, music, historical context and performance legacy, with essays by leading scholars and critics.

• Includes: Carmen: From Mérimée to Bizet – Richard Langham Smith, Carmen and the Opéra-Comique – Lesley A. Wright, A Selective Performance History – George Hall, Carmen’s Early Lovers – Gary Kahn, Sources and Editions – Richard Langham Smith
  
• Full libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on Prosper Mérimée’s novella with english translation by Richard Langham Smith
• paperback opera guide with 240 pages

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