'Carmen': from Book to Opera

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1. Who wrote the novella 'Carmen' was based on? Prosper Merimee Victor Hugo Alexandre Dumas Henri Murger

2. When did he publish 'Carmen'? 1871 1855 1849 1845

3. What is Carmen's nationality? Italian French Portuguese Spanish

4. Where does Don Jose come from? Andalusia Navarre Aranjuez Madrid

5. Where did Carmen work? elementary school brothel cigarette factory dance hall

6. Why was Carmen arrested? stealing cigarettes loitering littering fighting with another girl

7. Who is Jose's former fiancee, whom he throws over for Carmen? Mimi Michaela Lola Nedda

8. Who was the Captain that Jose fought with over Carmen? De La Vega Zuniga Martinez Gonzalez

9. Who were the opera's librettists? Answer: (Three Words; last names only, separated by the word and)

10. When did the opera debut? 1879 1875 1880 1885

11. What Cuban dance did Bizet borrow for Carmen's first aria? Habanera Tango Samba Mambo

12. Where does Jose jealously kill Carmen? in a back alley outside the bullring in the town square in the mountains

13. How many other operas did Bizet compose? six four five seven

14. In a 40's film version of the Merimee original (no arias!) who played Carmen? Cyd Charisse Susan Hayward Rita Hayworth Ann Miller

15. What was the musical adaptation of the opera that later became a movie? Answer: (Two Words)