Opera controversies

Carmen () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. Carmen has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon; the "Hab

1845 opera by Richard Wagner

opera by Richard Strauss

1902 opera by Claude Debussy

opera by Daniel Auber

1752–1754 battle of musical philosophies

opera by John Adams

1968 opera by Harrison Birtwistle