Great Scenes from Opera with Iain Scott

Gain a new understanding of Opera

Iain Scott will analyse these famous scenes, look at different productions and directors’ versions while delighting you with special singers.

The Bullfight Scene from Carmen

In the final stage of a bullfight – when matador and bull face each other alone in the ring – their interactions resemble a dance. So, the dancing in Carmen is reminiscent of the dangerous dance between bull and matador. (Fate, too, plays a part in the opera and in the bullring. Carmen, like the bull, must be sacrificed.)

In the series:

Sun Nov 6: The Bullfight Scene from Carmen
Sun Nov 13: The Stone Guest from Don Giovanni
Sun Nov 20: Tatiana’s Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin