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O soave fanciulla
O sweet maiden

Rodolfo and Mimi’s romantic duet closing Act 1 as they declare their love for each other.

La fleur
The flower

While he was in prison, José cherished the flower Carmen threw to him at their first encounter. He cannot free himself from his love for her.

Votre Toast
To your health!

Escamillo, revelling in his celebrity and the thrill of the bullfight, toasts the soldiers in the tavern as fellow fighters…

Seguidilla
By the ramparts of Seville

Carmen tempts José by dancing for him and singing of the delights to be found in her friend’s tavern on Seville’s ramparts.

Mein Herr Marquis
My Lord Marquis

At a ball, Adele meets her mistress’s husband (supposedly a French marquis). She claims to be a Russian actress, coquettishly insisting a woman with her charms could never be a maid.

Libiamo
Let’s raise a toast

One of opera’s best drinking songs!