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Gr 8 Up—In this adaptation of Bizet's legendary opera, Myers transports Carmen from Seville to Spanish Harlem. A street-wise factory worker, she seduces José, a cop, and quickly leads him astray. Entranced by her beauty and unable to control his temper, he quickly makes a few rash moves that land him off the force and into a life on the fringe. Yet just as José loses himself to be with her, Carmen shifts her attention to Escamillo, a rap artist/entrepreneur recently returned to the neighbo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Myers's is at least the third YA adaptation of Bizet's opera to come out in the past year. Why her? Why now? Written as a play with occasional arias, this version of Carmen is set in contemporary Spanish Harlem: Carmen works in a wig factory, José is a beat cop, Micaela dreams of being a teacher, and the toreador Escamillo is a rapper from the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Myers's adaptation of Bizet's opera, written as a play with occasional arias, is set in contemporary Spanish Harlem: Carmen works...Log In or Sign Up to Read More