Almost a festival of Prosper Mérimée: at the Opera House we have performances of Carmen which is based on his popular novella of that name, while at the Art Gallery of NSW (until 24 June) we have the exhibition of The Lady and the Unicorn, a wondrous collection of medieval tapestries which he effectively rediscovered and saved.
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