ACT II, SCENE II
Entr'acte - Street Scene leads straight into March and Chorus leads straight into Duet - Escamillo & Carmen leads straight into
FINALE Duet - Don Jose & Carmen 8 bar interlude Cue (spoken) Carmen: You're wasting your time...I always have and I always will Chorus (sung): VIVA, VIVA, ON WITH THE BULLFIGHT AS THE BLOOD FILLS THE ARENA! SEE THE BULL GO MADLY BOUNDING! SEE THERE, SEE THERE, SEE THERE, SEE THERE__ SEE THE TORMENTED BULL FLIES ROUND THE RING WITH HOOVES RESOUNDING! NOW, THE FATAL BLOW TO THE HEART! HE DIES, HE DIES, HE DIES! ESCAMILLO! (key change) VIVA! VIVA! ON WITH THE BULLFIGHT AS THE BLOOD FILLS THE ARENA 12 bars of Dialogue Cue: Carmen: Then hit me. Go on! Hit me, or let me go! Don Jose: For the last time I'm warning you, don't leave me. CHORUS (Sung): ESCAMILLO! 8bars of Dialogue Cue: Carmen: This ring you gave me, it means nothing to me. You mean nothing to me. You're pathetic. Don Jose stabs Carmen Don Jose: oh God! CHORUS (sung): TOREADOR, ON GUARD NOW TOREADOR! TOREADOR! MIND WELL THAT WHEN IN DANGER THOU SHALT BE FOND EYES GAZE AND ADORE AND TRUE LOVE WAITS FOR THEE TOREADOR! LOVE WAITS FOR THEE. Don Jose: You can arrest me. By me her life was taken. My Carmen, I love you!
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