Carmen Jones

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"Carmen Jones" is a musical adaptation of Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Georges Bizet. The story centers around Carmen Jones, a beautiful and seductive factory worker who becomes involved with Joe, a soldier engaged to another woman. Their passionate affair leads to tragedy as Carmen's fiery temper and lust for freedom prove to be her undoing. The show is set in the southern United States during World War II and explores themes of love, jealousy, and the struggle for independence. The music features several well-known songs, including "Dat's Love," "Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum," and "My Joe." "Carmen Jones" opened on Broadway in 1943 and has since been revived several times, as well as adapted into a film in 1954.