François Borne - Carmen Fantaisie (on Themes from Georges Bizet's 'Carmen') for Flute and Piano. François Borne’s Carmen Fantaisie is a brilliant concert fantasy for flute and piano based on themes from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen. Drawing on some of the opera’s most memorable melodies, including the Habanera and Gypsy Song, Borne transforms them into a dazzling succession of variations and virtuosic passages that exploit the flute’s agility and expressive range. The work remains a favorite of the flute repertoire, combining the theatrical appeal of Bizet’s music with the technical brilliance of nineteenth-century French flute writing.