Identify the incorrect statement about Carmen
a. many of the famous arias are based on the popular songs, folksongs, and flamenco of Spain
b. its premiere in Paris was a failure because many thought the subject matter too degrading
c. Bizet based his famous Habanera on a well-known waltz melody from Vienna
d. the opera is set in Spain, but sung in French
e. Carmen’s chromatic arias conveys the ambiguous and evasive traits of her personality
ANSWER: c
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