Carmen
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Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera
Poster from the 1875 première
Célestine Galli-Marié as Carmen
Lithograph of act 1 in the premiere performance, by Pierre-Auguste Lamy, 1875
Magdalena Kožená and Jonas Kaufmann at the Salzburg Festival 2012
Toreador Song
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The Toreador Song, also known as the Toreador March or March of the Toreadors, is the popular name for the aria "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre", from the French opera Carmen, composed by Georges
Carmen
…has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon; the "Habanera" and "Seguidilla" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias. The opera is written in the genre of opéra comique with musical numbers separated by dialogue…
Matador on a Carmen poster, 1939