Bizet's Carmen is the quintessential French opera, and one of the world's most widely performed works. Tragically, Bizet died only three months after the premiere, unaware that it would become one of the most resoundingly successful works in the classical canon. Watch the great Myung-Whun Chung conduct the opera's thrilling Overture with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. https://bit.ly/3AggjUD | medici.tv

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Experience Bizet’s hit opera Carmen 🎵 Carmen is an independent woman who fascinates and beguiles everyone around her. Don José is infatuated with Carmen, and she is also attracted to him, but only until the bullfighter Escamillo shows up and steals her attention. Bizet’s fiery opera with its instantly recognisable tunes has remained a timeless narrative that has both outraged and seduced audiences for more than 140 years. The cabaret-inspired version of the opera, staged by internationally reno