The Valentine Series Part 2
By Micky Gramlin
The Story of Carmen, Act IV
During the procession of the toreadors, Carmen and Escamillo are seen arriving together. Mercedes and Frasquita warn Carmen that Don Jose is lurking around the crowd plotting to kill her. She tells them that she will speak to him to resolve the matter once and for all. While Escamillo enters the bullfighting ring, a desperate Don Jose meets Carmen outside the arena. He tells her she must commit her love and fidelity to him. She explains that she no longer loves him and throws the ring he gave her on the ground. Now completely mad, Don Jose ...
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Toreador
English Translation
tor·e·a·dor
a bullfighter.
What is the difference between a toreador and a matador in
the context of bullfighting?
It is possible to go through the whole act of leading and teasing the bull without killing it. All those fancy moves with the cape, getting the bull to charge and move about the bullfighter without getting harmed is what is called "torear".
The Torero becomes a "Matador" when he kills the bull; the final act when he pulls a sabre and plunges it into the bulls's heart. It should be a highly skilled move, that kills the bull instantly - thus it is considered an art in itself.
The reason the word is used interchangeably is that for the most part, the professional event nearly always ends with the killing of the bull. But if the bullfighter never kills the bull (as his regular practice), he's just a Torero
The Valentine Series
Part 1
Source
The Synopsis of Carmen
The Story of Geroges Bizet's Famous Opera