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Georges Bizet (October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. He is best known for his opera Carmen.
He was born in Paris. He was registered with the legal name Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet, but was baptized Georges Bizet and was always known by the latter name. A child prodigy, he entered the prestigious Paris Conservatory of Music a fortnight before his tenth birthday.
In 1857 he shared a prize offered by Jacques Offenbach for a setting of the one-act operetta Le docteur Miracle and won the Prix de Rome. As per the conditions of the scholarship, he studied in Rome for three years. There, his talent began to mature with such works as the opera Don Procopio. Besides this stay in Rome, Bizet lived in the Paris area for his entire life.
Following his stay in Rome, he returned to Paris where he dedicated himself to composition. Early into his return to Paris, Georges’s mother died. In 1863 he composed the opera Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) for the Theatre-Lyrique. During this period Bizet also wrote the opera La jolie fille de Perth, his well-known L’arlésienne (written as incidental music for a play), and the piano piece Jeux d’enfants (Children’s games) He also wrote the romantic opera Djamileh, which is often seen as a percursor to Carmen.
He was born in Paris. He was registered with the legal name Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet, but was baptized Georges Bizet and was always known by the latter name. A child prodigy, he entered the prestigious Paris Conservatory of Music a fortnight before his tenth birthday.
In 1857 he shared a prize offered by Jacques Offenbach for a setting of the one-act operetta Le docteur Miracle and won the Prix de Rome. As per the conditions of the scholarship, he studied in Rome for three years. There, his talent began to mature with such works as the opera Don Procopio. Besides this stay in Rome, Bizet lived in the Paris area for his entire life.
Following his stay in Rome, he returned to Paris where he dedicated himself to composition. Early into his return to Paris, Georges’s mother died. In 1863 he composed the opera Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) for the Theatre-Lyrique. During this period Bizet also wrote the opera La jolie fille de Perth, his well-known L’arlésienne (written as incidental music for a play), and the piano piece Jeux d’enfants (Children’s games) He also wrote the romantic opera Djamileh, which is often seen as a percursor to Carmen.
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Georges Bizet is my favorite.
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lawyerd wrote:
Nietzsche loved Carmen?
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Ikikid wrote:
hey, I would be glad to go see one of his gigs... xD
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iheartpandas wrote:
"in tour" LOL
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kieleke wrote:
Carmen is fantastic. [3] I just saw the opera day before yesterday and it was even better than what I could ever've imagined.
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NuclearBoom wrote:
Carmen is one of my " all time favourite" <3333
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CobainsDisease wrote:
Nirvana used to jam on L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle.
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brittpinkie wrote:
I saw Carmen today- it was great! :)
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
I can see why Nietzsche loved Carmen.
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VermeiLLove wrote:
hanabera is perfect
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Mawena wrote:
Wow, Carmen is beautiful.
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Galgenterrorist wrote:
"ankurtg", "yosun_merve" and "eoeo", most possible the only three people that have not registred yet, that there are SO LOT of people who make jokes (over and over again...) about the fact, that the Last.fm system tells us, those componists of the 19th century would still be on tour: Ofcourse they don't tour themself, but their music will be played on that dates in that areas.
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Antares_27 wrote:
Habanera is so good.
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skoudman wrote:
esp. to have been dead so long
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govinda9 wrote:
Una opera magnífica.
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kducon wrote:
que nul ne peut apprivoiser, et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle, s'il lui convient de refuser. ahhhh, hyper magnifique!!
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SpeakLow93 wrote:
♥L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle♥ Carmen, Simply, Delicious, Fantastic.
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alicesamchou wrote:
我想說中文 。。 他的音樂很動聽
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lmlmll wrote:
I think Carmen is the best opera of time! 没有一个多余的音 没有一段不是美的
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vanessapdb wrote:
carmen is fantastic [2]
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