Choreographers often take their inspiration for flamenco dances from the popular opera "Carmen," which tells the tale of a gypsy girl. Oddly enough, flamenco is just the opposite of Western classical music in that the dark and moody music (such as soleares) is in a major key, while bulerias and other music in minor keys is up tempo.
眾所週知的歌劇《卡門》說的是吉普賽女郎的故事，就常常被當作佛拉明哥的編舞題材；只是佛拉明哥音樂與西方古典音樂相反，在其大調、中調、小調中，大調如 SOLEARES 舞的音樂，沉鬱悲傷，而小調如 BULERIAS 的音樂，反而活潑輕快。