Carmenthe inspiration for one of the world s most popular operasis a story about the dark forces that lurk beneath the facade of civilization where passions are brutal and erotic love is seductive and sinister. When Don Jose meets a gypsy woman he has no idea that his chance encounter with the pretty witch will have disastrous consequences. With her magic and her malevolent spirit Carmen exerts a powerful charm on the unsuspecting Don Jose who is drawn into a seedy underworld of bandits and smug