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

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

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