She learnes that José has just been released after two months imprisonment. Don José is arrested.Īct II: – Carmen and her friends Frasquita and Mercedes entertain the guests at the tavern. As they leave for prison, Carmen escapes. Mesmerized, he agrees to let her get away. Left alone with him, she entices José with suggestions of a rendezvous at Lillas Pastia’s tavern. Carmen refuses to answer Zuniga’s questions, and José is ordered to take her to prison. Zuniga sends José to retrieve the Gypsy. José is about to throw away the flower when a fight erupts inside the factory between Carmen and another girl. As he begins to read the letter, Micaëla leaves. She brings a letter from José’s mother, who lives in a village in the countryside. José picks up the flower and hides it when Micaëla returns. Carmen throws a flower at him, and the girls go back to work. Only one man pays no attention to her: Don José.

She tells her admirers that love is free and obeys no rules. When the factory bell rings, the men of Seville gather to watch the female workers-especially their favorite, the Gypsy Carmen. The relief guard, headed by Lieutenant Zuniga, soon arrives, and José learns from Morales that Micaela has been looking for him. Morales, another corporal, tells her he will return with the changing of the guard. Among them is Micaela, a peasant girl, who asks for a corporal named Don José. General and Artistic Director: Raffaele CardoneĪct: – In Seville by a cigarette factory, soldiers’ comment on the townspeople.Mercédès, Companion of Carmen Elizabeth Di Fronzo.Frasquita, Companion of Carmen Samantha Riling-Lopez.Morales, Officer of Dragoons Enrique Estrada.Zuniga, Lieutenant of Dragoons Mikhail Smigelski.Micaela, A Village Maiden Nathalie Avila.Don Jose, Corporal of Dragoons Philip Alongi.

Saturday September 10 at 8:00 PM and Sunday September 11 at 4:00PM GET TICKETS Music by George Bizet with Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the strory of the same title by Prosper Mérimée.

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