''Carmen'' is a

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with a

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by Norman Allen, lyrics by Jack Murphy, and music by

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. It is based on the novella of the same name, by

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. ''Carmen'' premiered at

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's Karlín Musical Theatre in October 2008.

Synopsis

''Carmen'' is the story of a

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girl who is killed by the soldier who loves her.

Original Czech production song list

Source: ;Act I * "Prolog (Sevillana)" * "Cesty osudu" / "Winds of Fate" * "Svět patří vám" / "The World is Yours" * "Já věrnost ti přísahám" / "My Only Prayer" * "Symbol žen" / "Every Woman in the World" * "Ženská jako já" / "A Woman Like Me" * "Ženská jako ty" / "A Woman Like You" * "Čekání" / "While He's Waiting" * "Chci tě" / I Want You Tonight * Tak kráčí ženská / "Walk Like a Woman" * "Každý jsme sám" / "We All Dance Alone" * "Taková ženská" / "A Woman Like That" * "Viva Amor!" * "Nic nejde vzít zpět" / "No Turning Back" ;Act II * "Přijel cirkus" / "Ballyhoo" * "Patříš mně" / "You Belong to Me" * "Klíč" / "The Key" * "Cizinec – můj stín" / "The Man I Have Become" * "Kéž sílu mám" / "If I Could" * "Svatá Terezo" / "Saint Theresa" * "Blázen jak já" / "A Fool in Love" * "Čekání" / "While He's Waiting (reprise)" * "Přehlídka síly"" / Circus Tour de Force" * "Jde vo kejhák" / "Be Afraid" * "Finale" * "Kéž sílu mám" / "If I Could (reprise)"

Original Czech production cast

* Carmen:

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, Dasha * Katarina: Dasha, Markéta Poulíčková * José: Peter Strenáčik, Robert Jícha, Tomáš Löbl * Garcia:

Václav Noid Bárta Václav "Noid" Bárta (born 27 October 1980) is a Czech singer-songwriter and actor from Prague. He has released several solo albums, either under his own name or as Noid, and he is the vocalist and frontman of the psy-core band Dymytry, with ...

, Martin Pošta, Lukáš Kumpricht * Inéz: Pavla Břínková, Barbora Rajnišová * Zuniga: Lukáš Kumpricht, Tomáš Trapl * Mendoza:

Jiří Korn Jiří Korn (born 17 May 1949) is a Czech singer-songwriter and actor from Prague who has been active since 1967. Internationally, his single ''Miss Moskva'' received radio play in most European countries, including France, Germany, Croatia, Hun ...

, Josef Štágr * Wise Woman: Athina Lagonska, Hanka Křížková * Inmar: Ivo Hrbáč

References

External links

''Carmen'' official website

''Carmen''
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