Author Archives: Teresa Rozier

The opera, Carmen, premiered in France in the year 1875. According to the synopsis, it tells the story of a naive soldier Don Jose, who falls for the tricks of the seductive gypsy Carmen. 1“Carmen.” Metropolitan Opera, www.metopera.org//season/2020-21-season/carmen/?INSTITUTION_LOGOUT=true. While that summary … Read More »

In the sexuality section of this course, a core idea we discussed regarding the opera, Carmen, was whether Carmen was actually ever able to obtain the freedom she wanted. She constantly voices her freedom throughout the show and breaks away … Read More »