The more I learn about opera, and become immersed in this world, the more I realize opera is everywhere. You may think you don’t know anything about this art form, that you don’t like opera, that it’s stuffy and boring and for gray haired old ladies – but several Hollywood directors would disagree with you. If Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Elvis think opera is cool, I can get on board too.
1. The Habanera from Bizet's Carmen
Carmen is one of the most performed operas in North America and the Habanerahas been performed and recreated in everything from Disney cartoons to Walmart commercials.
The original: Maria Calla sings the Habanera
Movies you’ve heard it in: Trainspotting, Pixar’s UP, Hudsucker Proxy
The original: Maria Calla sings the Habanera
Movies you’ve heard it in: Trainspotting, Pixar’s UP, Hudsucker Proxy
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