‘Carmen’ is one of the most enduringly popular of all operas and the most powerful of Georges Bizet’s works. Following its premiere at the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1875, it went on to be performed at all the major opera houses in the world. With its soaring depictions of passion, obsession and jealousy, it has never lost its hold on the opera-going public.
‘Carmen’ is one of the most enduringly popular of all operas and the most powerful of Georges Bizet’s works. Following its premiere at the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1875, it went on to be performed at all the major opera houses in the world. With its soaring depictions of passion, obsession and jealousy, it has never lost its hold on the opera-going public.
| ISBN-13: | 9783795750466 |
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| Publisher: | Schott Music Corporation |
| Publication date: | 06/01/2000 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 490 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.25(w) x 11.75(h) x 1.31(d) |
There’s something magical about retellings, the way they build a brand-new body on old, familiar bones. They can have a change of genre, a change of gender, a change of era, but they always keep a foothold in the source material, adding a whole other layer if you’re familiar with the original. The young adult […]
