Georges Bizet, original name Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet, (born October 25, 1838, Paris, France—died June 3, 1875, Bougival, near Paris), 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.

Carmen is an opera by Georges Bizet based on an 1845 novella by French dramatist Prosper Mérimée. The title character, a wild Spanish gypsy, is unscrupulous in matters of the law and of the heart. Thinking fast, Carmen seduces José and escapes, which results in José’s arrest for breach of duty. …

Themes. The song is an adaptation of the aria L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Love is a rebellious bird – more commonly known in English as Habanera), from the opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. The song addresses the theme of alienation through social networks.

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Here are 5 reasons why. Bizet’s Carmen has everything you want from an opera: high drama, passionate characters, a love story. And what’s more it’s absolutely packed with great melodies – even if you don’t know the opera, you’ll definitely know the tunes.

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Best Operas for Beginners: Carmen And you definitely know the music. Carmen is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. The songs are so catchy, it has a real plot, and it’s always a fan favorite.

Carmen, a Spanish Gypsy, overtly woos and seduces her arrestor: the captain of the guard, Don José. Don José allows her to escape her prison punishment, foolishly believing in her promises of love.

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Six Sopranos Who Recorded Or Performed ‘Carmen’

• Victoria de Los Angeles. The Spanish soprano was known for her interpretation as it was one of her favorite roles.
• Maria Callas.
• Anna Moffo.
• Leontyne Price.
• Jessye Norman.
• Angela Gheorghiu.

In Bizet’s opera Carmen, Micaela is a girl from the corporal Don José’s home village who is betrothed to him. She comes to his barracks to visit him, and it’s at this time that a violent incident occurs between Carmen and another woman in the cigarette factory where they work.

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1 : a Cuban dance in slow duple time. 2 : the music for the habanera.

Habanera (music or dance of Havana, Spanish: La Habana) is the popular name for “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (“Love Is a Rebellious Bird”), an aria from Georges Bizet’s 1875 opéra comique Carmen. It is the entrance aria of the title character, a mezzo-soprano role, in scene 5 of the first act.

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Georges Bizet

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The types of “songs” sung by characters in the standard opera are called recicatives, arias and choruses. A recicative is sung dialogue. An aria is a song, for one or more soloist singers. A chorus is when the chorus sings either alone or as part of an aria or other number.

The main difference between Opera and Oratorio is that the Opera is a artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting and Oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists.