Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. Starring Beyoncé Knowles in her debut acting role along with Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow, it is based upon the 1875 opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, but set in modern-day Philadelphia and Los Angeles and featuring a mostly original hip-hop/R&B score in place of Bizet's opera.
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
Directed by Robert Townsend
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Carmen, Film Based On Literature, Kip Collins, Los Angeles, Police Corruption
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Based On: Carmen
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Alternate Titles
Carmen Brown
, US
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
FR, US
Carmen: Egy hip hopera
HU
Carmen: Hip Hopera
PL
Carmen: Hiphop-ooppera
FI
Carmen: Uma Ópera Pop
BR
Кармен: Хип-хопера
RU