Carmen (Wildhorn musical)

Carmen

Music	Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics	Jack Murphy
Book	Norman Allen
Basis	The novella by Prosper Mérimée
Productions	2008 Prague 2013 Seoul 2014 Tokyo 2015 Kaunas

Carmen is a musical with a book by Norman Allen, lyrics by regular collaborator Jack Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the novella of the same name.

It premiered in Prague in October 2008 at the Karlín Musical Theater.^[1]

Plot

Carmen, inspired by the Mérimée classic, contains the essence but explores the iconic story in a new way, this time against the backdrop of an extravagant circus.

Original Czech production - song list

Act I

Prolog (Sevillana)
Cesty osudu / Winds of Fate
Svet patrí Vám / The World is Yours
Já vernost ti prísahám / My Only Prayer
Symbol zen / Every Woman in the World
Zenská jako já / A Woman Like Me
Zenská jako Ty / A Woman Like You
Cekání / While He's Waiting
Chci Te / I Want You Tonight
Tak krácí zenská / Walk Like a Woman
Kazdý jsme sám / We All Dance Alone
Taková zenská / A Woman Like That
Viva Amor!
Nic nejde vzít zpet / No Turning Back

Act II

Prijel cirkus / Ballyhoo
Patrís mne / You Belong to Me
Klíc / The Key
Cizinec - muj stín / The Man I Have Become
Kéz sílu mám / If I Could
Svatá Terezo / Saint Theresa
Blázen jak já / A Fool in Love
Cekání / While He's Waiting (reprise)
Prehlídka síly / Circus Tour de Force
Jde vo kejhák / Be Afraid
Finale
Kéz sílu mám / If I Could (reprise)^[2]

References

↑ ": MUSICAL CARMEN : . | musical". Carmen-musical.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
↑ "Warner Music Czech Republic - Detail alba: Bílá Lucie - Carmen". Emimusic.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

External links

The Official Czech production's website
Carmen at Frank Wildhorn's official website

Musicals by Frank Wildhorn

Jekyll & Hyde Svengali Victor/Victoria The Scarlet Pimpernel The Civil War Camille Claudel Dracula Waiting for the Moon Rudolf Never Say Goodbye Carmen Cyrano de Bergerac The Musical The Count of Monte Cristo Bonnie & Clyde Wonderland Tears of Heaven Artus - Excalibur Death Note: The Musical Mata Hari Havana

Georges Bizet's Carmen

Source	Carmen (novella)

Stage works	Carmen Jones (1943 musical) Carmen (1949 ballet) Carmen Suite (1967 ballet)

Music	Carmen Fantasy (Sarasate) Carmen Fantasie (Waxman) Habanera Toreador Song Carmen: Duets & Arias Carmen Suites

Films adaptations	A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Carmen (1926) The Loves of Carmen (1927) Carmen (1932) Nights in Andalusia (1938) Carmen, la de Triana (1938) Carmen (1944) The Loves of Carmen (1948) Carmen Jones (1954) Carmen di Trastevere (1962) Man, Pride and Vengeance (1968) First Name: Carmen (1983) Carmen (1983) Carmen (1984) Carmen on Ice (1990) Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) Carmen (2003) U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (2005) Carmen's Kiss (2011)

Related articles	Carmen (Wildhorn musical) Carmen up to Data G.I. Carmen Carmen Brasilia The Car Man Battle of the Carmens Seguidilla

Lists: Discography

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