Three images that say just about all you need to know bout the story of Bizet’s Carmen:
And yet, there is so, so much more.
We just finished watching Carmen the other night. This is the 1984 version with Julia Migenes and Plácido Domingo, directed by Francesco Rosi, and filmed on locations in Spain. I recommend this version, though I sometimes found the use of locations and lip-syncing to be a bit distracting.
We are beginning to love opera. My girls think opera is great – they want to see more. Next might be Verdi’s La traviata. We’ll see.
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