Even if you're not an opera aficionado, chances are you’ve already heard most of the music in Bizet’s Carmen. One of the most popular operas of all time, Bizet’s catchy music has appeared in movies, television, and even at the Olympic Games! Read on to see where you may have heard some of the classic melodies before, and add your own to the comments below.

Habanera

The Muppets

 

Sesame Street

 

Bertolli Pasta Commercial

 

Up (movie) 

 

Pepsi Commercial

 

Trainspotting (Movie)

 

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

 

Gilligan's Island

 

Toreador Song

Sesame Street

 

Comcast Commercial

 

Gilligan's Island

 

Toreador March

Happy Endings (Episode: KickBall 2: The Kickening - starts at 9:31)

Happy Endings, Kickball 2: The Kickening from Gail Lerner on Vimeo.

Carmen Overture

 

Katarina Witt, 1988 Olympic Games 

 

Carmen (Entire opera!)

Carmen Jones

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Carmen is on stage at the Four Seasons Centre from April 12 - May 15, 2016. To buy tickets, visit coc.ca/tickets

Photo Credit: A scene from Carmen (COC, 2016), photo: Gary Beechey