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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 entire ...
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, and even Carmen took several months to gain public and critical acclaim, too late for the composer, who died of a heart attack aged 36, to witness.
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.
Feb 15, 2024 · Georges Bizet (born Paris 25 October 1838 ; died Bougival, near Paris 3 June 1875 ) During his brief career, Bizet composed in several musical genres, including some thirty operas, many of which remained unfinished.
Carmen (French: ⓘ) 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.
Born into a family of musicians, Georges Bizet was a French composer whose music has become synonymous with the romantic era. Despite a life cut short by an early death, Bizet’s musical brilliance left an indelible mark on the world of opera.
Georges Bizet, orig. Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet, (born Oct. 25, 1838, Paris, France—died June 3, 1875, Bougival), French composer. Son of a music teacher, he gained admission to the Paris Conservatoire at age 9, and at age 17 he wrote the precocious Symphony in C Major (1855).
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.
Georges Bizet 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 entire opera repertoire.
