You probably know that Bizet’s tragic heroine was Spanish, hailing from Seville. But historian and OGSA past president Carol Garrard traces the story back to a poem by Alexander Pushkin, whose works inspired many operas. Along the way she imagines how the Arizona Daily Star would have treated the tale if Carmen were a contemporary Tucsonan, and answers the question, “What does Carmen want, anyway?” Read the full engrossing article, and don’t miss Arizona Opera’s production of Carmen January 30 and 31.
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