🌻Provence 2026🌸 + Carmen 💃

Rafaël
Sep 15
2 min read

There will be no session on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Sessions will resume on Sunday, September 21, 2025, with our discussion on Carmen.

In the meantime, I’m happy to announce our upcoming trip to Provence in May 2026. Last May’s journey was such a pleasure—an enjoyable way to discover the South of France (many thanks again to the participants and for their wonderful testimonials on the website!)—that I’ve decided to renew the experience next year.

You’ll find all the details about our trip here: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com/provence.

But for now, let’s return to Andalusia with the fiery Carmen:

Who hasn't heard the song "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"? 🎵🦅 -

Salut à tou.te.s,

Qui n'a jamais entendu la chanson « L'amour est un oiseau rebelle » et ne s'est jamais laissé aller à la fredonner ? Une mélodie si mémorable qu'elle a même été reprise dans d'innombrables publicités. L'opéra Carmen de Georges Bizet est une histoire d'amour fougueuse, un peu folle et même dangereuse. Entre un soldat trop amoureux et une jeune fille bohème à l'esprit libre, la passion finit inévitablement… en tragédie !

Who hasn't heard the song "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" ("Love is a Rebel Bird") and found themselves humming away? A melody so memorable that it's even been used in countless advertisements. Georges Bizet's opera Carmen is a fiery, slightly mad, and downright dangerous love story. Between an overly infatuated soldier and a free-spirited bohemian, passion inevitably ends... in tragedy!

Related episodes: Prosper Mérimée, l'Opéra Garnier

Preparation:

watch this week's episode about Carmen: https://youtu.be/v158KxAmzVw (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar).
listen to a couple of arias from Carmen
prepare one or two questions