Georges Bizet
Born: 25th October 1838, Paris, France
Died: 3rd June 1875, Bougival, France
Nationality: French
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.
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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Mujer Fatal from Aigul Akhmetshina and Antonio Pappano
21st Aug 2026
Two strong musical personalities come together to spellbinding effect in a programme exploring the idea of the femme fatale, taking in songs by composers including Elena Roussanova, Montsalvatge, Bizet, Gershwin and Britten.
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French orchestral favourites from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
1st May 2026
A beautifully chosen and vividly performed collection of popular French pieces including Dukas's L'Apprenti sorcier, Saint-Saëns’s Danse macabre, suites from Bizet's Carmen, and Wilson's own orchestral transcription of Debussy's Clair de lune.
Popular Genres: Bizet
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Popular Works: Bizet
- A cette voix quel trouble… Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) (10)
- Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe (39)
- Agnus Dei (67)
- Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) (62)
- Carmen (125)
- Carmen (highlights) (32)
- Carmen Fantasy (10)
- Carmen Suite (30)
- Carmen Suite No. 1 (88)
- Carmen Suite No. 2 (39)
- Carmen: Entr'acte to Act III (Intermezzo) (21)
- Carmen: excerpts (13)
- Carmen: Prelude to Act I (22)
- Chanson d'Avril (20)
- Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) (41)
- Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (from Carmen) (23)
- Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22 (69)
- L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) (138)
- L'Arlésienne - Incidental Music, Op. 23 (12)
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 (58)
- L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet (17)
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto (16)
- L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (44)
- L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: IV. Farandole (28)
- L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 (37)
- La Coccinelle (10)
- La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) (100)
- La jolie fille de Perth suite (16)
- Les Pêcheurs de Perles (14)
- Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) (15)
- Me voilà seule…Comme autrefois (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) (16)
- Parle-moi de ma mère (from Carmen) (14)
- Pastorale (12)
- Patrie Overture, Op. 19 (18)
- Près des remparts de Séville (Séguedille) (from Carmen) (35)
- Roma, symphony for orchestra in C major (14)
- Symphony in C (95)
- Variations chromatiques (14)
- Vasco da Gama: Ouvre ton coeur (23)
- Votre toast je peux vous le rendre 'Toreador Song' (from Carmen) (28)
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