… Nothing is safe, but the open square and I prefer to remain in a place where there is no fear of being buried by falling buildings. “I make my way to Union Square, where I see some of my friends. He manages to get a soldier to chase the would-be robber away. While Caruso watches his luggage as his valet returns for valise after valise, another man tries to steal the baggage. The two make it safely out of the building, then the valet goes back and manages to pack all of Caruso’s baggage and drag the trunks six floors down to the street. But shortly after a corporal military officer falls for her, what begins as a passionate story of desire. Carmen, an iconic and beautiful woman, is bound to live life on her own terms. When affection turns to obsession, romance becomes dan gerou s. I see the buildings toppling over, big pieces of masonry falling and from the street below I hear the cries and screams of men and women and children,” he recalled when interviewed that July by a reporter for The Sketch in London.Ĭaruso calls his valet, who advises him to hurry up and get dressed before the hotel falls and “crush us to powder.” As he dresses, plaster showers down on his bed. Music by Georges Bizet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halvy. And what I see makes me tremble with fear.

And so I take no notice for the moment, and then, as the rocking continues I get up and go to the window, raise the shade and look out. “On Wednesday morning early I wake up about 5 o’clock, feeling my bed rocking as though I am in water on my way to my beautiful country. Set in the heat of Seville, Carmen is an enduring story of passion, lust, jealousy, obsession, and revenge which remains one of the most popular operas in the canon today.Whether Caruso ever read Partington’s praises is doubtful because very early the next morning, he was shaken awake by San Francisco’s most devastating earthquake. All ends in tragedy when José confronts Carmen in a jealous rage and forces her to choose. When Escamillo, the toreador who took a fancy to Carmen while José was in prison, comes looking for her, she seizes the opportunity to get away from José. Meanwhile, Carmen has read her death in the cards and in José’s look. He leaves the gypsies to attend his mother, who is dying, but swears he will return to Carmen and they will be together until death. Lamour est enfant de. José is forced to join the gypsies who came to his aid or face punishment for mutiny against a senior officer.ĭon José quickly regrets his decision and blames Carmen for his dishonor. Rien ny fait menace ou prire, Lun parle bien, lautre se tait Et cest lautre que je prfre, Il na rien dit, mais il me plat. 9 Ecoute, ecoute, compagnon Carmen Bizet 3.02 sextet,chorus Mz T Br T S Mz French Carmen /Jos /Dancare. 8 Hola Carmen Carmen Bizet 2.10 B T Mz French Zuniga /Jos /Carmen.

7 La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Flower Song) Carmen Bizet 2.09 aria tenor French Jos /Carmen.

On his release, he risks his life and honor for her again when she is threatened by another officer. 6 Attends un peu, Carmen Carmen Bizet 2.08 T Mz French Jos /Carmen. He is imprisoned for his crime but takes comfort from the flower she gave him, and through it becomes obsessed with her.

There is something irresistible about Carmen though, and when José is ordered to put her in prison he risks everything by setting her free. When the seductive Spanish gypsy, Carmen, shows an interest in Don José, he initially dismisses it, intending to honor his promise to the village girl Micaëla. Famous for its use of Spanish dances, such as the Habanera (“L’amour et en oiseau rebelle”) and Seguidilla (“Près de rampart de Seville”), Carmen has some of the most well-known music of the operatic canon.

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