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What story is the opera Carmen about?

The opera "Carmen" was completed by the French composer Bizet in the autumn of 1874. It is Bizet's last opera and is also the most frequently performed opera in the world today. It describes Carmen, a female cigarette factory worker, as a beautiful and strong-willed Gypsy girl who falls in love with the guard sergeant Don Jose, and Don Jose also falls in love. When Carmen is detained for violating the law, José lets her escape. Later José joined Carmen and her smuggling friends in the mountains. But at this time, Carmen has already made an oath to the bullfighter Escamillo. This leads to a duel between José and Escamillo. During the duel, Carmen obviously protected the matador, which made Jose unbearable. Then the grand and enthusiastic bullfight scene began. Just as Carmen cheered for Escamilio's victory, Jose found her. The stubborn Carmen flatly rejected his love and eventually died under Jose's sword. The opera "Carmen" has become the most popular and most performed work in all opera houses. It has also been transformed into dance dramas and musicals, and has spread to thousands of households through movies and television. The famous pieces in the opera, including the provocative "Habanera" and "Segedia", "The Song of the Matador" and the overtures of the first and fourth acts have become well-known.

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