Bizet finished his most famous and most popular piece of work, the opera 'Carmen', in 1874. The 'Habanera' from Act I and the 'Toreador Song' from Act II of 'Carmen' are now two of the best known ...

The heroines in operas and ballets often die in the end, usually at the hands of a jealous man. Bizet’s Carmen is no different, even in Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s 21st-century dance version. But from ...