Round 9: Tossup 3

This character claims that people who are fated to die will draw the same card twenty times in a row after two of her friends predict they will gain love and wealth. A song sung by this (10[1])character was adapted into English as “Dat’s Love” for a film adaptation with an all-black cast that gave her the surname “Jones.” This character throws a flower to a man while singing a song comparing herself to a “rebellious bird.” (10[1]-5[1])This character (10[1])chooses the toreador Escamillo as her lover over Don José, who then stabs her (10[1])to death at a bullfight. For 10 points, name this Romani woman who sings the “Habanera” in an opera (10[1])titled for her (10[1])by composer Georges Bizet. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Carmen [accept Carmen Jones]
<Editors, Other Fine Arts> | Packet K
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