Is Carmen a good opera?

Here are 5 reasons why. Bizet’s Carmen has everything you want from an opera: high drama, passionate characters, a love story. And what’s more it’s absolutely packed with great melodies – even if you don’t know the opera, you’ll definitely know the tunes.

Is Carmen The most popular opera?

Carmen has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon; the “Habanera” from act 1 and the “Toreador Song” from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias.

Carmen
Based on Carmen by Prosper Mérimée
Premiere 3 March 1875 Opéra-Comique, Paris

What type of opera is Carmen?

opéra-comique

It is the source of many memorable and widely recognized songs, notably those known by the popular names “Toréador Song” and “Habanera.” Carmen also is the best-known example of opéra-comique, a genre of French opera not necessarily comic but featuring both spoken dialogue and sung portions.