Carmen, Flamenco and the Spanish Gypsies

Prosper Mérimée published his novella Carmen in 1845 and Georges Bizet drew from this in creating his 1875 opera Carmen. In their tales, Carmen, the Spanish Gypsy, an hypnotic, sensual, free spirited and independent woman, has been the source of suffering to the many men unable to resist her charms...

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