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The opera, Carmen is based on a novel by Prosper Merimee. It is now very popular but George Bizet’s opera version started off as a failure when it was premiered in Paris, 03~03~1875. They were booed off stage and so Bizet was very upset. But others saw that it could be made better.Sadly, Bizet died 3 months later of a cold when he was just 37. People carried on the opera though, and now, there are many different versions of Carmen, but the basic story l