Don Jose catches a flower by a hypnotically seductive gypsy named Carmen and his fate is sealed, surrendering to passion he abandons all, only to be abandoned in turn when Carmen seeks new excitement in the arms of a dashing bullfighter.
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2:00 PM
Legion of Honor
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Legion of Honor
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2:00 PM
Napa Valley Opera House
Characters
Voice
Carmen, A Gypsy Girl
mezzo-soprano
Don Jose, Corporal of Dragoons
tenor
Escamillo, Toreador
bass-baritone
Micaela, A Village Maiden
soprano
Zuniga, Lieutenant of Dragoons
bass
Morales, Corporal of Dragoonse
baritone
Mercedes, Companion of Carmen
soprano
Frasquita, Companion of Carmen
soprano
Lillas Pastia, an inkeeper
spoken
Le Dancaire, Smuggler
baritone
Le Remendado, Smuggler
tenor
A Guide
spoken
Soldiers, young men, cigarette factory girls,
Escamillo's supporters, gypsies, merchants and orange sellers,
police, bullfighters, people, urchins.
Don Jose catches a flower tossed by an hypnotically seductive but volatile gypsy girl named Carmen, and his fate is sealed. Despite its agonies and uncertainties, he surrenders to this all-compelling, all-consuming passion that will jeopardize his career and send him to prison. Abandoning all hope of self respect, including the girl he has long planned to marry, he joins Carmen's band of smugglers, only to be abandoned in turn when she seeks new excitement in the arms of a dashing bullfighter.
Permeated with the exotic flavor of Spain and the underworld of crime, it is a story of danger on all levels, from run-ins with police to the clash of elemental passions. Elevated by inspired music from beginning to end, as dramatic a story as can be found in all opera, it so shocked and appalled its initial audiences that ever since, they have come clamoring back for more
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