Originally Posted by
Annsyre:
“I've seen both, my parents were opera nuts.
When I was at boarding school "Carmen Jones" came out and we convinced our matron it was opera, and off we went to see it in a long crocodile.
Dorothy Dandrige was stunning! Unforgetable.”
I saw Carmen as my first classical experience (I was about 6 and wanted to know what they were saying, so had to be taken out of the Festival Hall.
I saw the film on tv, and absolutely flamin' LOVE IT.
Hence I've just taken the daughter to the actual opera, and am about to buy the film Carmen Jones.
She loves the songs already.