Georges Bizet
Bizet, Georges - zhôrzh bēzāˈ, 1838–75, French operatic composer. The son of professional musicians, he entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine and won the Prix de Rome in 1857. He was a gifted pianist and composed instrumental music in his teens. Bizet is celebrated for his opera Carmen (1875), based on a story by Mérimée. One of the most Read More...
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Letters of Composers: An Anthology, 1603-1945 ("Georges Bizet" begins on p. 239)
by Gertrude Norman, Miriam Lubell Shrifte. 426 pgs.
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Romanticism (1830-1890) ("Bizet's Youthful Work" begins on p. 367 and "Bizet's Style" begins on p. 370)
by Gerald Abraham. 942 pgs.
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Opera: Desire, Disease, Death ("Sex, Smoking, and Violence: Carmen" begins on p. 178)
by Linda Hutcheon, Michael Hutcheon. 294 pgs.
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Man and His Music: The Story of Musical Experience in the West (Discussion of Georges Bizet begins on p. 775)
by Alec Harman, Wilfrid Mellers, Anthony Milner. 1174 pgs.
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