Bizet's Carmen vs. MTV's Hip Hopera

“Bizet’s Carmen” vs. MTV’s Hip Hopera Georges Bizet’s Carmen is looked upon to be one of the most impressive operas in history. It is a story of a young gypsy girl that all the men are infatuated with. She seduces a man to fall in love with her and in the end breaks his heart. In 2001 MTV made an attempt to reinvent Bizet’s Carmen. But they put a twist on the …

…story along and helps give it interest. I don’t think MTV’s hip-hopera version is a very good attempt at replicating the original story. But I do think they did a good job of writing the words for the hip-hopera. The characters were just too different. I had personally never seen an opera before watching Carmen in class, but I really enjoyed it and I would like to see another opera in the future.