The Bolshoi premiered Carmen Suite in 1967 but the fact Bizet's music was so well known actually worked against its favor at first.

Not long after Furtseva's meeting, Shostakovich called the ministry about Carmen Suite.

Carmen Suite was not performed but the sets were shipped regardless.

With its sets still abroad, Carmen Suite could not be performed for the 50-year celebration of the October Revolution.

Malone, Andrew Lindemann, allmusic.com work description for Carmen Suite ballet.

Each of the Carmen Suites contains six numbers.

I can say that my auditory sense was unusually enraptured with his 'Carmen Suite.'

"Carmen Suite", ballet in one act (1967).

The first was the "Carmen" Suite, an instrumental medley of the most popular tunes from Bizet's opera.

The "Carmen Suite" would certainly not have gotten him in trouble with the authorities.