Bizet Carmen

With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair Carmen the beautiful cigarmaker sets her sights on a soldier Don José Fate will do the rest Composed to a libretto by Meilhac and Halévy based on Prosper Mérimées novella the opera exploded the boundaries between tragedy and comedy with a modernity that caused a scandal at the time Can we kill the one we love with love The fiery beauty of Bizets music where one unforgettable aria follows another has worked year in year out to make it the worlds most performed opera