Bizet

0:00:06 > 0:00:08You know what I think inspires great music?

0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Great stories. - Oh... I reckon this is it.

0:00:11 > 0:00:15Stories of love, jealousy...and revenge.

0:00:15 > 0:00:17MUSIC: Habanera by Georges Bizet

0:00:17 > 0:00:20CHATTER

0:00:25 > 0:00:27"Love is a rebellious bird."

0:00:27 > 0:00:29"That no-one can tame."

0:00:29 > 0:00:31Great idea for a lyric.

0:00:31 > 0:00:32Already taken.

0:00:32 > 0:00:35Belongs to a gypsy named Carmen.

0:00:35 > 0:00:39She sings it in an opera named after her, composed by Georges Bizet.

0:00:43 > 0:00:46Ooh. She looks fiery.

0:00:46 > 0:00:47Dangerous!

0:00:47 > 0:00:51She's got every man and woman in here watching -

0:00:51 > 0:00:52and she knows it.

0:00:55 > 0:00:57A young soldier -

0:00:57 > 0:01:00already with another girl, but he's lost it...

0:01:00 > 0:01:02lost his heart to her.

0:01:02 > 0:01:04She's cast a spell.

0:01:04 > 0:01:08Carmen's story is set under a sizzling Spanish sun.

0:01:08 > 0:01:13Her music makes me think of a cat stretching out in the heat.

0:01:13 > 0:01:15Slow, enchanting,

0:01:15 > 0:01:17but with deadly claws...

0:01:17 > 0:01:20SNARLING ..ready to pounce!

0:01:22 > 0:01:24ORCHESTRA SUDDENLY GETS LOUDER

0:01:28 > 0:01:30Well, you WERE warned.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33In opera, the music tells you what you need to know.

0:01:33 > 0:01:35MUSIC: Toreador Song by Georges Bizet

0:01:35 > 0:01:38Hey, what about this then?

0:01:38 > 0:01:40It's more music from Carmen.

0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Hmm. Sounds brave, proud... - Mmm.- ..and charming.

0:01:43 > 0:01:45CHEERING

0:01:45 > 0:01:47It belongs to Escamillo,

0:01:47 > 0:01:49and he deserves it.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51MUSIC: Les Toreadors by Georges Bizet

0:01:51 > 0:01:53A big celebrity...bullfighter.

0:01:54 > 0:01:56You can hear the fanfare.

0:01:56 > 0:01:59Think of him strutting around the bullring.

0:01:59 > 0:02:02This is music for a guy who loves being a star.

0:02:02 > 0:02:03We all know the story.

0:02:03 > 0:02:06Boy loves girl...

0:02:06 > 0:02:09but girl loves another boy.

0:02:09 > 0:02:10And then what?

0:02:10 > 0:02:14I don't know. But Escamillo kills bulls, Carmen kills hearts.

0:02:14 > 0:02:17I am sticking around to find out.

0:02:20 > 0:02:24MUSIC: Habanera by Georges Bizet

0:04:24 > 0:04:28MUSIC: Toreador Song by Georges Bizet

0:05:43 > 0:05:47MUSIC: Les Toreadors by Georges Bizet