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Toreador Song, from Carmen
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) 

Ivan Griffin, Bass-Baritone
Gabriela Hristova, Piano 

OPERA

Carmen 
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée 
World premiere: Paris, Opéra Comique, March 3, 1875

COMPOSER:

Georges Bizet
October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875

SYNOPSIS: 

Act II 
Carmen and her friends Frasquita and Mercédès entertain the guests at the tavern. The bullfighter Escamillo enters, boasting about the pleasures of his profession.

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