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'Carmen': from Book to Opera

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Introduction:
"About the origin of one of the world's great operas."


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
    1885
    1880
    1875


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


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


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?
    Susan Hayward
    Rita Hayworth
    Ann Miller
    Cyd Charisse


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


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