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Georges Bizet (né Alexandre César Léopold Bizet; 25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen , which has become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the ...
May 30, 2024 · Georges Bizet (born October 25, 1838, Paris, France—died June 3, 1875, Bougival, near Paris) was a French composer best remembered for his opera Carmen (1875). His realistic approach influenced the verismo school of opera at the end of the 19th century.
Jun 7, 2023 · Georges Bizet (1838-1875) was a French Romantic composer best known for his opera Carmen and the instrumental music for the play L'Arlésienne. None of his earlier operas had enjoyed any great success...
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- Georges Bizet is famous for his 1875 opera Carmen and the music suite L’Arlésienne (The Girl from Arles).
- Georges Bizet was just 36 years old when he died of a heart attack in June 1875. He never lived to see the great international success of his opera...
- In Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, the title character, Carmen the Gypsy girl, is stabbed and killed by her lover Don José.
Feb 15, 2024 · Learn about the life and works of Georges Bizet, the French composer of Carmen and other operas. Discover his early influences, career highlights, personal struggles and legacy.
- October 25, 1838
- June 3, 1875
- As well as being his most famous, Carmen was Bizet’s last opera. It shocked audiences with its realism when it premiered in Paris in 1875 and when...
- For most of his life, Bizet had been a heavy smoker and suffered with throat complaints, however following the apparent failure of Carmen, Bizet su...
- Georges Bizet is pronounced Shj-ee-org-es Bee-Zay
- As well as bring an accomplished singer, Georges Bizet studied the piano and organ as a child, after taking lessons from his mother who was a talen...
- Georges Bizet is a French Composer best known for his opera Carmen. Bizet’s realistic style of opera heavily influenced the verismo school of opera...
Carmen ( French: [kaʁmɛn] ⓘ) is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée.
Carmen, opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet—with a libretto in French by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy—that premiered on March 3, 1875. With a plot based on the 1845 novella of the same name by Prosper Mérimée, Bizet’s Carmen was groundbreaking in its realism, and it rapidly.
Best works by Bizet: there is much more to the great French Romantic composer than his sultry opera Carmen. Here are five great Bizet works.
