Carmen
Author(s):
Music by Georges Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Company:
The Royal Opera with Teatro Real, Madrid and La Scala, Milan
Running time:
3h 10min approx
Age recommendation:
8+ years
Carmen declares that any man she loves should beware. However, even she is unprepared for what will happen when she decides to seduce Don José, an army corporal who initially appears uninterested in her charms.
Don José soon abandons his sweetheart Micaëla and his army job for Carmen, and joins her and her smuggler friends in the mountains. But Carmen quickly wearies of Don José's possessiveness.
When she turns her attentions to the dashing toreador Escamillo, Don José's jealousy erupts into violence.