She returned to the Teatro Costanzi in 1908 to sing Desdemona in Giuseppe Verdi's Otello with Giuseppe De Luca as Iago. She sang Thaïs again for her debuts at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome (1907) and La Fenice in Venice (1908). In 1907 Melis toured Russia, notably giving performances at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. She had her first major success in 1906 at the Teatro di San Carlo as the title heroine in Pietro Mascagni's Iris. She made her professional opera debut in 1905 in the title role of Jules Massenet's Thaïs at the Teatro Coccia in Novara at the age of 20. This was followed by further studies with baritone Antonio Cotogni in Rome, and with Jean de Reszke in Paris. 4 Work as a voice teacher and later lifeĮducation and early career in Europe īorn in Cagliari, Melis began her voice studies with dramatic soprano Teresina Singer in Florence.This production of 'Carmen', at the iconic Metropolitan Opera House in New York, will be conducted by Louis Langrée and Omer Meir Wellber and sung in Italian with titles in English, German and Spanish. The French composer's score includes the instantly recognizable 'The Toreador Song,' Carmen's habanera and more. But when Carmen tires of him and moves on to the bullfighter Escamillo, Don José is driven by betrayal and jealousy to exact violent revenge.

The naive young man gives up everything for her, leaving his former love, rebelling against his superiors and joining a gang of smugglers.

Get Your Tickets Here - Carmen The Met's 'Carmen': Bizet's Fiery Tale of Revenge Metropolitan Opera House (New York, NY) Filled with passion, jealousy, drama and death, Georges Bizet's classic opera 'Carmen' revolves around a beautiful but hot-tempered Spanish gypsy girl who seduces a young corporal named Don José.

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