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Micaëla and Escamillo converge on the deserted encampment, seeking José and Carmen respectively. The women leave to decoy some customs guards, and José remains behind in the camp. Frasquita and Mercédès hope to read their fortunes in a pack of cards when Carmen cuts the cards, they foretell only her death. Carmen’s and José’s love affair has run its course: she has grown tired of him and he, though still obsessed with her, is tense and unpredictable. José realizes that his army career is over and he now has no choice but to join them.īlack-market smugglers come by night to the border. Carmen’s associates return and deal with Zuniga. José is fiercely jealous and starts a fight with his superior officer.

At the moment José decides to leave, Zuniga returns. When the roll-call sounds from the barracks, José is torn between his military duty and his feelings for Carmen. He declares his love for Carmen, who dances for him. Frasquita and Mercédès are ready, but Carmen says she cannot join them because she has fallen in love with José and is expecting him. He is instantly attracted to Carmen.Ĭarmen, Frasquita and Mercédès are left alone with Dancairo and Remendado, who have a plan for which they need the girls’ help. A crowd of soldiers arrives with the celebrated bullfighter Escamillo. While Zuniga is writing out the warrant, Carmen seduces José, who lets her escape.Ĭarmen and her friends, Frasquita and Mercédès, are entertaining Zuniga and Moralès. Carmen refuses to answer Zuniga’s questions and he decides to send her to prison. They accuse Carmen of drawing a knife during a fight with another girl.

Suddenly there is uproar in the factory and a crowd of women rushes out.

Micaëla returns and gives José the letter from his mother. Before returning to the factory, she throws a flower to José, which he picks up when everyone else has dispersed. The square fills up with soldiers and women from the factory. A crowd of street children appears, followed by the relief guard headed by Zuniga. He tries to persuade her to wait with them, but Micaëla decides to return later. Moralès tells her that José is on the next watch.