💃🏾🎻 Bizet's CARMEN premiered #OnThisDay 150 years ago! The audience in 1875 was shocked by its blatant sexuality, portrayal of crime, and its unconventional heroine... ...but appetite for this eternally provocative piece has never dimmed and today, Carmen is THE most frequently performed opera worldwide. Here's the overture, with the Orchestra of Opera North under Garry Walker, filmed as part of Sky Arts 'Musical Masterpieces' | Opera North