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This week we are talking about Carmen! Yet another story where a man kills a woman for his own selfish desires. Don Jose thinks not with his brain but something else as be falls for Carmen leaving behind his mother as well as his partner Micaëla. Eventually the romance turns stagnant as Carmen falls for another man Escamillo. As jealousy wreaks havoc within Jose, he eventually comes to the conclusion “if I can’t have you, nobody can” and ends Carmen’s life prematurely for his own selfish desires. Listen to get the full story!
Sources:
https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/carmen/
https://www.eno.org/operas/carmen/
By MeredithThis week we are talking about Carmen! Yet another story where a man kills a woman for his own selfish desires. Don Jose thinks not with his brain but something else as be falls for Carmen leaving behind his mother as well as his partner Micaëla. Eventually the romance turns stagnant as Carmen falls for another man Escamillo. As jealousy wreaks havoc within Jose, he eventually comes to the conclusion “if I can’t have you, nobody can” and ends Carmen’s life prematurely for his own selfish desires. Listen to get the full story!
Sources:
https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/carmen/
https://www.eno.org/operas/carmen/