Carmen Media Suite

In this section you can discover how to design and present material promoting the opera by working in the media suite.  Access to information is provided in other parts of this Study Guide or from directed websites.

Working with your classmates you can work as a:

• Researcher
• Director
• Camera man
• Editor
• Sound engineer
• Graphic artist

and present your findings to your classmates or for other audiences.

Using the media suite learning strategies you can develop and deepen your understanding of this very popular and appealing Opera.

Where in the world is Carmen?

This section takes you on a journey of discovery which will broaden your understanding of the opera and its context.  Browsing through a range of related topics you will be able to link to some relevant websites and find out fascinating information on:

• Carmen stories
• Gypsy migration and culture
• The story behind the Opera
• Films on Carmen
• Stage versions of Carmen
• The exotic dances
• Spanish dance steps
• Bullfighting
• Matador moves

This section provides you with the opportunity to create your own research topics or design a workshop for you class based on dance moves.

The Key to the Music

Here you will be taken on an exciting learning experience that will deepen and enrich your appreciation of the cleverness of Bizet's compositional style.  The music in this opera is very accessible and provides us with rich learning opportunities.  A feast of musical excerpts from the score will enable you to study in depth what makes the music so effective.

What is it about this music that has made this one of the world's most popular operas?  Time and time again we find opera companies performing this work.  You can discover the secret of why this opera still is such an operatic hit for over 100 years.