Carmen Willed

A riveting story of fatal attraction between a beguiling strong-willed gypsy and a na¯ve but passionate soldier who falls under her spell Georges Bizet's Carmen pulses with seduction obsession and deadly betrayal. It was reviled at its Paris premiere where its realism and perceived amorality proved shocking but it became one of the most popular and highly regarded operas of all time. Arguably the greatest musical product of France's enduring fascination with Spain Carmen features many numbers that are now almost universally familiar including the seductive Habanera and the boastful but infectious Toreador Song.