Georges Bizet
Born: 25th October 1838, Paris, France
Died: 3rd June 1875, Bougival, France
Nationality: French
Georges Bizet registered at birth as Alexandre César Léopold 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.
During a brilliant student career at the Conservatoire de Paris, Bizet won many prizes, including the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1857. He was recognised as an outstanding pianist, though he chose not to capitalise on this skill and rarely performed in public. Returning to Paris after almost three years in Italy, he found that the main Parisian opera theatres preferred the established classical repertoire to the works of newcomers.
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Aigul Akhmetshina's debut album on Decca
The Bashkortostan-born mezzo turns in finely-characterised snapshots of Carmen, Rosina, Cenerentola, Charlotte and Romeo, with a multi-hued voice that glows from top to bottom and atmospheric support from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on top form under Daniele Rustioni.
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Popular Genres: Bizet
Orchestral
Instrumental
Opera
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Choral
Popular Works: Bizet
- Adieux de l'hotesse Arabe (26)
- Agnus Dei (68)
- Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) (61)
- Carmen (109)
- Carmen (highlights) (32)
- Carmen Fantasy (11)
- Carmen Suite (28)
- Carmen Suite No. 1 (82)
- Carmen Suite No. 1: excerpts (11)
- Carmen Suite No. 2 (42)
- Carmen: Entr'acte to Act III (Intermezzo) (21)
- Carmen: excerpts (13)
- Carmen: Prelude to Act I (23)
- Chanson d'Avril (20)
- Chants du Rhin (11)
- Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) (40)
- Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (from Carmen) (27)
- Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22 (72)
- L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) (147)
- L'Arlésienne - Incidental Music, Op. 23 (14)
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 (72)
- L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet (15)
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto (17)
- L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (57)
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: IV. Farandole (27)
- L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 (38)
- La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) (104)
- La jolie fille de Perth suite (13)
- Les Pêcheurs de Perles (17)
- Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) (18)
- Me voilà seule…Comme autrefois (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) (16)
- Parle-moi de ma mère (from Carmen) (13)
- Pastorale (11)
- Patrie Overture, Op. 19 (19)
- Près des remparts de Séville (Séguedille) (from Carmen) (35)
- Roma, symphony for orchestra in C major (12)
- Symphony in C (83)
- Variations chromatiques (13)
- Vasco da Gama: Ouvre ton coeur (21)
- Votre toast je peux vous le rendre 'Toreador Song' (from Carmen) (29)
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