Georges Bizet (1838–1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic… Read Full Bio ↴Georges Bizet (1838–1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era.
Bizet was born on 25th October 1838 in Paris. He was registered with the legal name Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet, but was baptised 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. Apart from this stay in Rome, Bizet lived in the Paris area for his entire life.
On his return from Rome, he dedicated himself to composition. In 1863 he composed the opera Les pêcheurs de perles 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. He also wrote the romantic opera Djamileh, which is often seen as a percursor of Carmen. His first symphony, the symphony in C major, was written at the Paris Conservatory when he was only seventeen years old, evidently as a student assignment. It seems that Bizet completely forgot about it himself, and it was not discovered again until 1935, in the archives of the Conservatory library. Upon its first performance, it was immediately hailed as a junior masterwork and a welcome addition to the early Romantic period repertoire. he symphony is noteworthy for bearing a strong stylistic resemblance to the music of Franz Schubert, whose work was virtually unknown in Paris at that time (with the possible exception of a few of his songs). A second symphony, "Roma" was not completed.
Bizet's best-known work is his 1875 opera, Carmen, which was based on an 1846 novel of the same name by Prosper Mérimée. Influenced by Giuseppe Verdi, Bizet composed the title role in Carmen for a mezzo-soprano. The opera was not an immediate success, and Bizet became despondent over the perceived failure, but praise came from such luminaries as Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Claude Debussy, who recognised its greatness. Their views were prophetic, as the public eventually made Carmen one of the most popular works in operatic history.
Although best known as a composer, Bizet was also a fine pianist, whose playing was praised by no less a judge than Franz Liszt. After Bizet flawlessly sightread a complex piece, Liszt said he considered him one of the three finest pianists in Europe.
Bizet had long suffered from quinsy, a painful inflammation of the tonsils associated with angina, and never got to enjoy Carmen's success. Just a few months after the opera's debut, he died on his sixth wedding anniversary, 3rd June 1875, at the early age of thirty-six, the official cause of death being listed as a failed heart due to "acute articular rheumatism". He was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.
Bizet was born on 25th October 1838 in Paris. He was registered with the legal name Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet, but was baptised 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. Apart from this stay in Rome, Bizet lived in the Paris area for his entire life.
On his return from Rome, he dedicated himself to composition. In 1863 he composed the opera Les pêcheurs de perles 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. He also wrote the romantic opera Djamileh, which is often seen as a percursor of Carmen. His first symphony, the symphony in C major, was written at the Paris Conservatory when he was only seventeen years old, evidently as a student assignment. It seems that Bizet completely forgot about it himself, and it was not discovered again until 1935, in the archives of the Conservatory library. Upon its first performance, it was immediately hailed as a junior masterwork and a welcome addition to the early Romantic period repertoire. he symphony is noteworthy for bearing a strong stylistic resemblance to the music of Franz Schubert, whose work was virtually unknown in Paris at that time (with the possible exception of a few of his songs). A second symphony, "Roma" was not completed.
Bizet's best-known work is his 1875 opera, Carmen, which was based on an 1846 novel of the same name by Prosper Mérimée. Influenced by Giuseppe Verdi, Bizet composed the title role in Carmen for a mezzo-soprano. The opera was not an immediate success, and Bizet became despondent over the perceived failure, but praise came from such luminaries as Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Claude Debussy, who recognised its greatness. Their views were prophetic, as the public eventually made Carmen one of the most popular works in operatic history.
Although best known as a composer, Bizet was also a fine pianist, whose playing was praised by no less a judge than Franz Liszt. After Bizet flawlessly sightread a complex piece, Liszt said he considered him one of the three finest pianists in Europe.
Bizet had long suffered from quinsy, a painful inflammation of the tonsils associated with angina, and never got to enjoy Carmen's success. Just a few months after the opera's debut, he died on his sixth wedding anniversary, 3rd June 1875, at the early age of thirty-six, the official cause of death being listed as a failed heart due to "acute articular rheumatism". He was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.
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Georges Bizet Lyrics
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"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" L′amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe Puisque rien ne t'arrête en cet heureux pays, Ni l'ombre du…
Agnus Dei Agnus dei qui Tollis peccata mundi, Miserere, miserere nobis…
Au fond du temple saint NADIR Au fond du temple saint Paré de fleurs et d'or, Une fe…
Carmen — Suite L'amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
Carmen, Act I: "Parle-moi de ma mère" L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
Carmen: Act I. "Parle-moi de ma mère" L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
Gypsy Song Les tringles des sistres tintaient avec un éclat métallique,…
Habanera L’amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, …
Habanera From Carmen L′amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et…
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 Farandole Song by Georges Bizet Arranged by Merle Isaac Song…
Les Pecheurs De Perles: "Je Crois Entendre Encore" Je crois entendre encore Caché sous les palmiers Sa voix ten…
Romance Zelfs doof zou ik nog horen Haar stem boven alles uit Betove…
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@renatarabutin3602
Mi par d’udire ancora,
Ascoso in mezzo ai fior,
La voce sua canora
Sospirare d’amor.
Oh notte di carezze,
Gioir che non ha fin,
Oh sovvenir divin!
Folli ebbrezze del sogno,
Sogno d’amor.
Delle stelle del cielo
Al tremolante balen,
La vegg’io d’ogni velo
Render libero il sen.
Oh notte di carezze,
Gioir che non ha fin!
Oh sovvenir divin,
Folli ebbrezze del sogno,
Sogno divin!
Divin sovvenir, oh sovvenir d’amor!
@marcosjose3616
Mi par d'udire ancora,
o scosa in mezzo ai fior,
la voce sua talora,
sospirare l'amor!
O notte di carezze,
gioir che non ha fin,
o sovvenir divin!
Folli ebbrezze del sogno, sogno d'amor!
Dalle stelle del cielo,
Altro menar che da lei,
La veggio d'ogni velo,
Prender li per le ser!
O notte di carezze!
gioir che non ha fin!
o sovvenir divin!
Folli ebbrezze del sogno, sogno d'amor!
divin sovvenir, divin sovvenir!
@mirellacatalano6797
Ascolto sempre emozionante.
@strehlkeingo3108
Wonderful interpretation with mezza voce attack of the high C with breast voice without any falsetto! Simply perfect technique combined with beautiful sound!👏😎👍
@renatarabutin3602
Mi par d’udire ancora,
Ascoso in mezzo ai fior,
La voce sua canora
Sospirare d’amor.
Oh notte di carezze,
Gioir che non ha fin,
Oh sovvenir divin!
Folli ebbrezze del sogno,
Sogno d’amor.
Delle stelle del cielo
Al tremolante balen,
La vegg’io d’ogni velo
Render libero il sen.
Oh notte di carezze,
Gioir che non ha fin!
Oh sovvenir divin,
Folli ebbrezze del sogno,
Sogno divin!
Divin sovvenir, oh sovvenir d’amor!
@paolafrancavilla1918
Meraviglia...non ci sono parole, bisogna solo ascoltare e...tremare 😭😭😭
@LidiaIglesias51
Alfredo Kraus con su rica voz y su sensibilidad, nos muestra que la Belleza es eterna y que su legado lo mantendrá vivo por siempre entre quienes lo admiramos.
@licobeker8242
amore questa voce.eccellénte.
@amaliacarocci8269
Una meravigliosa voce..grandioso tenore
@domenicodima5837
Canto celestiale di un gigante della lirica : siamo ad un passo dal paradiso .
Uno dei pezzi più ascoltati della musica dal sottoscritto .
@maridedona9135
Straordinaria voce di un gigante della lirica. Peccato non averla mai ascoltata dal vivo
@francoferrari1737
KRAUS, grande vocalista, controlla il fiato e il peso musicale come una bilancia perfetta!!!