Is Carmen A Hip Hopera based on a true story?



What is Carmen A Hip Hopera based on?

1875 opera Carmen

It is based upon the 1875 opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac. The film is set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles in modern times and features a mostly original hip-hop/R&B score in place of Bizet’s opera.

When did Carmen come out?





1875

Carmen, opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet—with a libretto in French by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy—that premiered on March 3, 1875.