Note on the plot: The plot of the work described below may reduce your interest in enjoying the original work. Act 1 There is a bridge in a beautiful square in Seville. There is a tobacco factory to the left of the guard house. Micaela came to find Don Jose, but not only did she not find him, she was harassed by naughty soldiers, so she had to leave first and come back later. Jose came to take over from Morale's class. His superior officer was Sergeant Zuniga. As the female cigarette factory workers streamed out of the factory during their break, Carmen appeared and all the men came to woo her except José. But Carmen fell in love with him. (Habanera: "Love is a little bird.") Micaela, who loved José, brought messages and greetings from his mother (Don José: "Tell me how my mother is") After she left , a fight broke out in the tobacco factory, and Zuniga caught Carmen, who was holding a knife to threaten his co-workers. She was guarded by Jose, but Jose couldn't stand the temptation and let her go. (Seguidilla: “Beside the walls of Seville.”) Act 2: The night in the smuggler’s hotel, the singing and dancing of the gypsy girls (Carmen, Fasgueda, Mercedes: “The rattling, ringing tambourine .”). The bullfighter Escamino arrives and is greeted by Gélie. They sang the matador's song ("To the fight, torero"). Dancairo, Raimondado, Carmen, Fasgueda and Mercedes decided to form a smuggler group. But Carmen refuses to join because she is waiting for José. Jose went to jail for her. After he was released from prison, Jose arrived at the place, but the summons also sounded at this time, and Carmen stopped him from reporting. (Canzonetta: "Halt, who goes there.") Zuniga suddenly appears, and Jose draws his sword in anger to fight. But the sergeant was quickly disarmed by the smugglers, and Jose had no choice but to join forces with Carmen. (Duet and Dance, Carmen, Don José: “I will dance in your honour.”) Act 3 In a valley, José moves with smugglers (Sextet and Chorus: “Listen, comrades”), But Carmen no longer loves him. She has now fallen in love with Escamino. (Trio, about playing cards: “Shuffle, shuffle, cut them, cut them.”) Smugglers prevent José and Escamillo from dueling (Duo: “I am Escamillo.”) Micaela arrives ( Aria: "Here is the smugglers' stronghold") and tells José that his mother will soon die. Jose viciously threatened Carmen and left the group. Act 4: In the square in front of the Seville Bullring, matadors paraded crowded outside the venue. Carmen agrees to Escamino's proposal on the condition that he returns victorious. When she was about to enter the venue, she met a pale Jose. (Duet, Carmen, Don José: “Is it thou; it is I.”) José woos Carmen one last time, but Carmen refuses. So Jose inserted the dagger into Carmen's chest. When the victorious Escamino returned to the square, Carmen had died. Finally, Jose surrendered to the soldiers, and the tragedy of this triangle relationship ended. The plot of the narrative work ends here. Reference: Opera Guide, Leo Meritz, 1921 edition http://zh.wikipedia.org