The first words uttered by Carmen mark one of the greatest entrances in the history of opera and express all that need be said: “Love is a rebellious bird that no ...

One of the girls, Carmen, is the focus of all the men’s lust. Spotting Don José amongst them, she approaches him before disappearing, throwing him the red flower she has plucked from her hair... A ...

Mezzosoprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of operas ultimate seductress a triumph in her 2017 debut performances with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna ...

Carmen is not only a poor woman in a rich man’s world, but a gypsy – one of the most marginalised groups of any society, in any era. Clémentine Margaine as ...

The show takes place in 1845 as 19th-century French writer Prosper Merimée struggles with his latest novella, Carmen, which, 30 years later, became the inspiration for Georges Bizet’s famous opera of ...

Based on the 1943 Oscar Hammerstein stage musical - which had been set to the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera, Carmen - the film also featured Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll and ...