Carmen, Carmen

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Carmen, Carmen is a Spanish musical written by Antonio Gala. It premiered in Madrid in 1988. [1] It is based on the opera Carmen .

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Premise

The story revolves around Carmen Carmen, a woman who tries with all her might to fight for love and combat heartbreak and mistrust. She is killed four times, each time by a different antagonist, and subsequently resurrected. [1] [2] It both begins and ends in a prison. [1]

The show also makes use of parody and stereotypes to simultaneously critique Spanish traditions, such as bullfighting. [1]

Development

The show was written in 1975, although it did not premiere until more than a decade later. [1]

Premiere

The show premiered on October 9, 1988 at the Teatro Calderón de Madrid. José Carlos Plaza directed, with Juan Cánovas providing music. The cast consisted of Concha Velasco, Tito Valverde, Pedro Mari Sánchez, Toni Cantó, Juan Carlos Martín, Natalia Duarte, Paco Morales, and Tony Cruz. Funds for its production came from a private company. [1]

Cast

1988 Madrid
Carmen Concha Velasco
Don Jose
Don Lisardo
Hermano Juan
Curro

Musical numbers

Source [3]

Reception

The original production was very well received by audiences, [4] with reports of a twelve minute long standing ovation. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 de Toro, Alfonso; Floeck, Wilfried (1995). Teatro español contemporáneo. Edition Reichenberger. pp. 282–283, 286–289. ISBN   9783930700196.
  2. Davies, Ann (2006). "Resurrecting Carmen: Sexual and Ethnic Identity in the Cinema". In Wintle, Michael (ed.). Image Into Identity: Constructing and Assigning Identity in a Culture of Modernity. Rodopi. ISBN   9789042020641.
  3. Castillo, José Romera (2020-06-22). Teatro de ayer y de hoy a escena (in Spanish). Editorial Verbum. p. 382. ISBN   978-84-1337-250-1.
  4. Parker, Mary, ed. (2002). Modern Spanish Dramatists: A Bio-bibliographical Sourcebook. Greenwood Press. p. 194. ISBN   9780313305788.
  5. Torres, Rosana (1988-10-05). "Antonio Gala define 'Carmen Carmen' como "un canto a la alegría"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved 2023-05-10.