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Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
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CARMEN: A HIP HOPERA

Directed by Robert Townsend
United States, 2001
Musical, Drama

Synopsis

Based on Bizet’s classic opera and its all African American musical counterpart Carmen Jones, Carmen a Hiphopera is a modern retelling of the story of the tragic gypsy Carmen. The setting has been taken from the hots streets of Barcelona and is now in scorching urban Philadelphia.

Synopsis

Based on Bizet’s classic opera and its all African American musical counterpart Carmen Jones, Carmen a Hiphopera is a modern retelling of the story of the tragic gypsy Carmen. The setting has been taken from the hots streets of Barcelona and is now in scorching urban Philadelphia.