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Carmen” by Georges Bizet libretto (English)

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Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three; Act Four
Roles

Carmen, A Gypsy Girl - mezzo-soprano
Don José, Corporal of Dragoons - tenor
Escamillo, Toreador - bass-baritone
Micaëla, A Village Maiden - soprano
Zuniga, Lieutenant of Dragoons - bass
Moralès, Corporal of Dragoons - baritone
Frasquita, Companion of Carmen - soprano
Mercédès, Companion of Carmen - mezzo-soprano
Lillas Pastia, an innkeeper - spoken
Le Dancaïre, smuggler - baritone
Le Remendado, smuggler - tenor
A guide - spoken
Chorus: Soldiers, young men, cigarette factory girls, Escamillo's supporters, Gypsies, merchants and orange sellers, police, bullfighters, people, urchins.

Place: Seville, Spain, and surrounding hills
Time: Around 1820

libretto by Alan Gregory, 1964 
Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three; Act Four

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