She is sexy - very desirable to men - and she is not really interested in marriage and children. Let’s say - in the here and now - that we want to dramatize a story with a young woman as our main character. But the words and story that inspired Bizet, not only helped him produce a great opera, but truly one of the most significant dramatic works of art of all time. The music is the creation of composer Georges Bizet, who unfortunately died young (at 36), and before he knew what a triumph “Carmen” had become. As it is with all other very beloved operas, first and foremost “Carmen” is loaded from beginning to end with beautiful and memorable music - solo arias, ensembles, choruses - and even a number of purely instrumental passages that are unforgettable. Anyone with any level of interest in the Grand Art should develop some kind of familiarity with it. “Carmen” has been in the very first circle of popular operas for over a century. Houston Grand Opera’s staging of Carmen (Photo by Lynn Lane)
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