The Story of Carmen, Act I
In a town square in Seville, soldiers and townspeople are gathered chatting and moving about, when a young peasant girl name Micaela tanong the soldiers about her love, Don Jose. The soldiers try to persuade the young girl to stay with them until Don Jose returns, but she declines and leaves. Soon, Don Jose arrives moments before the cigarette factory kampanilya rings and a group of women, including the beautiful gypsy, Carmen, exit the building. The soldiers flirt with the girls and asks Carmen when when she will pag-ibig them. Her reply is ibingiay in the famous aria, "L'amour...