Carmen

History of creation of Carmen

  • Bizet was commissioned to write an opera

  • Supposed to be for families + light hearted

Prosper Meginee

* they saw a Romani woman who was doing "Black magic + very intriguing things

→ prompted him to write Carmen based on his experiences from

Southern Half Spain

+ his appendix was published to know about the history of the

Romani Culture

* Merimee read Borrow to

George Borras (1803-81)

gain more insight, a this is how

* wrote numerous books

Romani culture

about the Romani culture

How were the Romani portrayed by Merimee? + they are very loyal...

→ yet this has a negative connotation

* animalistic, not human "wild beast"

Jewish + Romani

* Culture Intersect Sinctimes

+ marginalized in their professions

* back handed compliments...

  • genuinely went on detail with how ugly they are

  • never explicitly said to nate them, but definitely avoid Issues of discrimination of Romani people in European history:

"The Gypsy Song

how is the gypsy portrayed?

  • Vent sexual,

  • frenzy + simplicity + dark + mysterious bar

  • In detail description

  • entertainers


Locke's article for "West Side Stony"

* When is the exotic sound used? When does it drop away?

Le-theures a Variation

• mindful of when exoticism is present + not

* the feminine exoticism + hyper masculinity is VERY present

« examples "America"

The ending

  • Who are we asked to sumpathize with?
    L Tony is the "hero”

  • he's the "us, we don't hold him @ fault

  •  chino & Bemardo
    → holding them accountable for their actions

'AMERICA" 2020 version

What are the differences?

  • luric change. portraying Puerto Rico in a mone positive way

  • allowed women to look more nailve

I mone historical accuracy in movements??

* devoloping idea of agency

Loit was not a private conversation

musical aspects in "AMERICA"

  • Percussion opening
    L> emphasize Puerto Rican feel

  • Tempo di sies

Contrast from the lets!!

Strikingly different thun "Beebop" style.

→ puerto Rican music stule

  • 2 against 3, synopation

  • Shitts in rhythmk orgunization

• harmonic shift as well

* The tension is not withe the sharks,

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Thesis?

Something about social Issues that contributed bused on the

IDK TBH

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exoticism?