In this opera's first act, a chorus of street children sing "Avec la garde montante."
In this opera's first act, a chorus of street children sing "Avec la garde montante." An officer in this opera is seduced when a woman performs a seguidilla (seg-weh-DEE-ya) dance, leading to his arrest. Later, that character encounters the same woman, to whom he sings the Flower Song, and engages in a sword fight with a bullfighter. This opera, which opens at a cigarette factory in Seville, features a love triangle between Escamillo, Don José, and the title woman, who sings the Habanera. For 10 points, name this Georges Bizet opera about a Spanish gypsy.
In this opera's first act, a chorus of street children sing "Avec la garde montante."
Carmen