George Bizet's opera 'Carmen' is currently being staged at the Oper Frankfurt and will run through October 17, 2016. This timeless Opéra-comique is being performed in three acts with a libretto by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy which was inspired by a novel penned by Prosper Mérimée.Carmen was first performed in 1875 at Opéra Comique, Paris. It is easily the most gripping of love triangle stories in opera masked as an opéra comique - breezy and unemotional. Bizet, who never visited Spain successfully created a Spain brimming with clichées such as flamenco, bull-fighting and gypsies.The opera is being staged at Oper Frankfurt, Untermainanlage 11, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. For details, visit, www.oper-frankfurt.deClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the opera.
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