https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd All about en-us 2019-02-12 19:07:08 UTC 2024-10-30 13:29:58 UTC hello@padlet.com hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330516428 Carmen Premiered on March 3rd of 1875.  Carmen broke many of the norms of the time with scandalous themes. France had very little response to the initial premiere of Carmen, but after more performances outside of Paris made waves within the Opera world. ]]> 2019-02-12 19:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330516428 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330518174 Carmen, a poor and scandalous woman seduces leading man, Don Jose, who loves Micaela. Don Jose leaves all of his responsibilities to be with Carmen, who eventually leaves Don Jose (after he went to jail for her) for a Bull Fighter named Escamillo ]]> 2019-02-12 19:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330518174 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330520768 2019-02-12 19:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330520768 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330521114 In the end, Don Jose takes the "If I can't have her, no one can" approach. In the end, after Carmen has left Don Jose for Escamillo, Don Jose finds her at the big Bull Fight. There is a ruckus and it ends with Don Jose killing Carmen out of Jealousy. ]]> 2019-02-12 19:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330521114 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330523517 2019-02-12 19:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330523517 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330525114 2019-02-12 19:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330525114 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330526124 Carmen was written in 1875 which falls right in the middle of the Romantic Period (1825-1900). There were many themes in this time period that are represented in Carmen such as Nationalism, Longing, Nostalgia, and Exoticism.]]> 2019-02-12 19:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330526124 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330527986 2019-02-12 19:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330527986 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330528301 Most of the Opera that was popular at the time that Carmen was written were written in France, Italy, Germany. Bizet set Carmen in Spain with the sounds of Spanish music, as with little colonialisation, Spain was an "exotic" place. ]]> 2019-02-12 19:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330528301 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330531383 The music of Carmen is seen all over in television, commercials, and cartoons. One that you may remember the song "el Toreador" in this episode of Sesame Street. ]]> 2019-02-12 19:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330531383 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330535300 While the stars of many operas are the soaring sopranos with their High C's, the two female leads are Mezzo Sopranos. A Mezzo Soprano is a female singer who sings in a slightly lower range than a soprano. Most collegiate-aged women are Mezzo Sopranos. ]]> 2019-02-12 19:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330535300 hannah_loos https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330537654 2019-02-12 19:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_loos/txy5heeiaxvd/wish/330537654