Carmen and Elektra are two operas composed by Georges Bizet and Richard Strauss, respectively. Carmen is a French opera set in Seville, Spain, and tells the story of a young woman's struggle between her love for a soldier and her desire for freedom. Elektra is a German opera based on Greek mythology and follows the story of a princess seeking revenge for the murder of her father. Both operas have been performed around the world and remain popular to this day.