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.

External links

• The Official Czech production's website
• Carmen at Frank Wildhorn's official website