Bizet's Carmen is the world's most popular opera, performed by every opera company around the globe to standing ovations. This all-new English translation, with vibrant poetic lyricism completely faithful to the original French libretto by H. Meilhac & L. Halevy, is a superb companion to Bizet's enthralling musical score. This compact, elegant edition, handsomely illustrated by noted artist Ren} Bull, can be enjoyed on its own or carried along to the opera. Sonya Friedman presents a modern translation that retains all the emotion & vitality of the original French while casting aside the stiff, dated language of earlier English translations. Includes the complete text of the original French.