I had played some excerpts from Carmen in orchestra in highschool, so I recognized a majority of the music. It was sung in french but the translation was available on small screens. Carmen is about a seductive spanish gypsy and her love stories with a soldier and bull fighter. It was first performed in 1875 and was scandaleous at the time because of its aspects of morality, sexuality and exoticism.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
The Opera
Megan and I had a tapas dinner at The 9th Door in LoDo. We then went to the new Denver Opera house and saw Carmen. 
I had played some excerpts from Carmen in orchestra in highschool, so I recognized a majority of the music. It was sung in french but the translation was available on small screens. Carmen is about a seductive spanish gypsy and her love stories with a soldier and bull fighter. It was first performed in 1875 and was scandaleous at the time because of its aspects of morality, sexuality and exoticism.
I had played some excerpts from Carmen in orchestra in highschool, so I recognized a majority of the music. It was sung in french but the translation was available on small screens. Carmen is about a seductive spanish gypsy and her love stories with a soldier and bull fighter. It was first performed in 1875 and was scandaleous at the time because of its aspects of morality, sexuality and exoticism.
