Carmen - Habanera (Bizet; Anna Caterina Antonacci, The Royal Opera)
Explore more Carmen: www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-ev.... Spanish heat and gypsy passion are brought to the stage in Francesca Zambello's vivid production of Bizet's opera.
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The Habanera is the aria Carmen sings when she first appears on stage. It is also known as 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle'.
Carmen was based on a popular novella of the same name by Prosper Mérimée, which enticed French readers with exotic tales of Spain. Its heady combination of passion, sensuality and violence initially proved too much for the stage and Georges Bizet's opera was a critical failure on its premiere in 1875. Bizet died shortly after, never learning of the spectacular success Carmen would achieve -- it has been staged over 500 times at Covent Garden alone.
Carmen contains many well-loved numbers, such as Carmen's seductive Habanera and Escamillo's rousing Toreador's song, in which he celebrates the thrill of the bullfight. Richly coloured designs capture the sultry heat of the Spanish sun, while ranks of soldiers, crowds of peasants, gypsies and bullfighters bring 19th-century Seville alive. This combination of memorable music, vivid setting and dramatic story have made Carmen one of the most popular operas in the world.
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Ah yes, an opera about Spain, written in French. Makes perfect sense. Still, love is a rebellious bird. Beautiful.
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What an extraordinary interpretation. You can tell she actually understands the words she's singing.
I think it’s the first time I understand EVERY SINGLE WORD. Her diction is incredible and all of that while playing her role magnificently, WOW.
To answer all the corset stuff, corsets actually help the singer cuz it forces you to have correct posture and therefore is easier to sing in. Hope that helps :)
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Her vocals are higher than my college grades 😭
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When you try to learn French so you can sing along to carmen
A french opera about a spanish girl played by an italian soprano in a british theater. That’s how music should be, a language that unites all mankind
they all look like a part of some interactive Renaissance painting
As a French, I can only but to praise her French. She's singing it perfectly and everything is understandable!!
😮 I think she really nailed the portrayal of Carmen. Every move and eye contact exhibits a sense of free, wild, untamable spirit. Such a captivating performance 👍
My favourite Operatic song and this lady is sublime
how lucky are we to be able to appreciate such beautiful music?? when this was released, most people would probably only hear it once (maybe twice) in their life!
No other rendition of Habanera will have me as spell-bound as this performance. And now I love it even more now that G-Idle has sampled this!!
Anna Caterina Antonacci best soprano after Maria callas. she has a charming voice and beauty 😍
Imagine if time travel was a thing.