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J G Castillo said:
>For opera lovers and opera haters alike, we reprint herewith the
>"English" synopsis of _Carmen_, as it appeared in the program for
>a recent performance in Genoa, Italy. Doubters should leave the
>auditorium: we have seen it with our own eyes.
Thanks for the wonderful synopsis. This goes a long way toward explaining
the rather unusual production of "Carmen" I saw at the Baltimore Opera last
year.
>"Act 4. A place in Seville. Procession of balls-fighters, the
>roaring of the balls is heard in the arena. Escamillio enters (Aria
>and chorus: 'Toreador, toreador, all hail the balls of a Toreador').
>Enter Don Jose (Aria: 'I do not threaten, I besooch you') but Carmen
>repels him wants to join with Escamillio now chaired by the crowd.
Yes, many chairs were involved...
Fred Fry
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