The final act of this opera takes place outside a bullring, where the heroine is stabbed to death
The libretto 
was written by ... Carmen initially gained its reputation through a series of 
productions outside France, and was not revived in Paris ... of recitative in place 
of the original dialogue; there is no standard edition of the opera, and different 
views exist... [DOC] [TLE] CARMEN: SEPT 23, 25, 30, OCT 2 | Boston Lyric Opera [PAR] Oct 16, 2016 ... Pre-Opera Talks are free to ticketholders and take place one hour before curtain 
... Act I.