He did have an extraordinary gift for great tunes. Given that Carmen contains some spoken dialog, it probably technically qualifies as a musical, though the vocals are fully operatic. I sometimes wonder if Bizet had lived longer whether his work would have moved into musicals. One of the first things I remember my son saying to me about opera was that Carmen had too many hit tunes to be an opera.
Of less than ten full operas by Bizet, only The Pearl Fishers also remains in today’s repertoire. It is said that disappointment over the unfavorable reception of Carmen in Paris contributed to his physical decline he never knew of the success he had created. I think she is the ultimate feminist.” My bottom line in this report is “Roger that!”.Ĭomposer Bizet died from heart disease in 1875, at the age of 36, before Carmen finished its initial run. ‘I was born free, and I will die free,’ she says many times – and that’s exactly what she does.
In her program notes, she says about Carmen, “For every choice she makes, she is aware of the consequences, and she is fully prepared to face them on her own. Zambello’s Carmen is a crowd pleasing, classical production which she squarely points towards supporting feminism today.
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