Carmen

¹

[ kahr-muhn; Spanish kahr-men ]

noun

1. Ciudad del Carmen.
2. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “song.”

Carmen

²

[ kahr-muhn; French kar-men ]

noun

1. an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.

Carmen

1. One of the most popular of operas , composed by Georges Bizet , and first produced in the late nineteenth century. The title character is known for manipulating men. One of her victims, a Spanish soldier, arranges for her to escape from jail, but she later abandons him for a bullfighter, and he stabs her. The pieces “Habanera” and “Toreador Song” are well-known excerpts from Carmen .

Example Sentences

According to local coverage, the majority of participants donning their best Chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto looks were white men, "but some women and people of different ethnicities got in on the fun."

From Salon

Excellent art historians, museum curators and writers — Martin Kemp, Carmen Bambach, Serge Bramly and others — are tapped for effective interviews, along with knowledgeable practicing artists such as painter Kerry James Marshall and theater director Mary Zimmerman.

From Los Angeles Times

Evans, who performed to Carmen Suite No 1: 5.

From BBC

Contestants – including a toddler – donned chef’s aprons and white t-shirts in the style of White’s character Carmen Berzatto from the hit TV series The Bear.

From BBC

“Then the world changed,” said Carmen Smith, a senior vice president who heads inclusion strategies for Disney Imagineering, referring to both the Floyd killing and the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times