Act II opens at the inn of Lillas Pastia, where the title figure is introduced to Escamillo, leading to a rivalry for her between Escamillo and a corporal who throws away his career and his relationship with the chaste Micaela, and who kills the protagonist when she rejects him for the bullfighter.
The "Children's Chorus" is a feature of this opera, whose "Card Trio" is sung while the title figure draws the ace of spades, symbolizing her impending death. Act II opens at the inn of Lillas Pastia, where the title figure is introduced to Escamillo, leading to a rivalry for her between Escamillo and a corporal who throws away his career and his relationship with the chaste Micaela, and who kills the protagonist when she rejects him for the bullfighter. FTP, what is this opera about a gypsy employed in a cigarette factory, the masterpiece of Georges Bizet?
The "Children's Chorus" is a feature of this opera, whose "Card Trio" is sung while the title figure draws the ace of spades, symbolizing her impending death.
Carmen