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GEORGES BIZET
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Scene from "Carmen"
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Born October 25, 1838.
Died June 3, 1875.
Georges Bizet
BIZE
IZET, who was born in Paris, in his earliest youth
gave such evidence of great interest and ability in
music that his parents wisely did their best to afford
him the finest instruction possible. At the age of nine
he entered the Paris Conservatoire, his teachers being
Marmontel and (later) Halévy, whose daughter he
married. In 1857 he won the Prix de Rome, and took
the prize offered for the composition of an opera buffa,
Le Docteur Miracle.
When one hears the name Bizet, the opera Carmen
comes into mind instinctively; but Bizet wrote other
good music besides this masterpiece. In fact, Carmen,
at its first performance (1875), was unsuccessful and
its composer died disappointed. This work, now a
favorite in the standard repertoire, is an opera of great
individuality. While it is known as an opéra comique,
it is, nevertheless, strongly tragic.
Bizet was of highly emotional temperament and left
a deep impression upon French dramatic music. Other
important works are the opera, The Pearl Fishers (1863),
and the incidental music for Daudet's play, L'Arlésienne,
now comprised in two orchestral Suites.
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