Zuniga, Don José’s lieutenant who is in love with Carmen too, tells Carmen that Don José has been released from jail. Falling under her spell, the corporal allows her to escape, landing him in jail for two months.Ĭarmen and her friends gather at a tavern, when a passing parade celebrates the victorious bullfighter, Escamillo. A short time later, the beautiful Carmen is arrested following a fracas with another factory worker, and Don José is assigned to arrest her.
One of them, Carmen, has many admirers but she tries to attract the attention of Don José who remains indifferent to her, despite the flower she has tossed at him. During the changing of the guard, a group of women take a break from their work at a cigar factory. Micaëla, a young peasant girl, is searching for her beloved, the soldier Don José. But when she spurns him for the dashing toreador Escamillo, Don José cannot accept her rejection…to fatal consequences. She takes Don José, a young soldier, as her latest lover, who defects from the army to join her in her smuggling life. When she finally appears, they ask when she will love them, but she believes her love is unpredictable.Carmen is a seductive, freedom-loving woman, desired by many. A bell rings, the women working in the factory emerge from their afternoon break, and the men all ask for Carmen. Micaëla, a girl from the country, approaches them, asking for Don José. Officers on guard duty near a cigarette factory pass the time people-watching. Learn about ways to give and get involved.Įverything you need to know about attending a Seattle Opera performance.ĭiscover the many ways for people of all ages to connect with opera. Pull back the curtain and explore the inner workings of Seattle Opera.ĭonors make Seattle Opera possible. Learn more about upcoming performances in our 2022/23 season. Subscriptions, individual opera tickets, ways to save, and more.
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