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| January 01, 2003 | Hamilton, David | COPYRIGHT 2003 Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Music by Georges Bizet Text by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy

THE STORY

ACT I. In a square in Seville, soldiers watch the passing crowd. Micaela arrives in search of her sweetheart, Don Jose, a corporal. A fellow officer, Morales, tells her Jose will be along soon; when he offers himself as a substitute, she leaves hastily. As the guard changes, children imitate the arriving soldiers ("Avec la garde montante"), one of whom is Jose Girls from the cigarette factory come to smoke and chat ("Dans ...

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