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Carmen

Music:Georges BizetLibretto:Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novel by Prosper MériméePremiere:Paris, March 3, 1875 Though Carmen is now a universal favorite, the opera's first…

Laforet, Carmen

(Encyclopedia) Laforet, Carmen (Carmen Laforet Díaz)Laforet, Carmenkärˈmān läfōrĕtˈ [key], 1921–2004, Spanish writer, b. Barcelona. Her first novel, Nada (1945, tr. Andrea 1964), which describes the…

Carmen Miranda

Carmen MirandaactressBorn: 2/9/1909Birthplace: Marco de Canavezes, Portugal Film and stage actress who started her career as a club singer in Brazil and got her break when a Broadway…

Carmen Kass

Carmen Kass was born in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia (formerly in the Soviet Union). After the fall of the USSR she began modelling in Italy as a teenager and eventually reached international…

Carmen Electra

Name at birth: Tara PatrickCarmen Electra turned a role on the swimsuit series Baywatch into a career as a general-purpose voluptuous celebrity. She got her start as a musician, performing under the…

Carmen Sylva

(Encyclopedia) Carmen Sylva: see Elizabeth, queen of Romania.

Sylva, Carmen

(Encyclopedia) Sylva, Carmen: see Elizabeth, queen of Romania.

Bizet, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Bizet, GeorgesBizet, Georgeszhôrzh bēzāˈ [key], 1838–75, French operatic composer. The son of professional musicians, he entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine and won the…

Carmen and Don José

One of opera's most beloved love stories by David Johnson A story by French writer Prosper Mérimée, Carmen is the basis for one of the best-loved operas. Carmen was a fiery gypsy girl…