Composer
Georges Bizet
1838–1875
739 works in the index
- Era
- Romantic
- Nationality
- France
- Born in
- Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne
Bizet died at thirty-six believing Carmen had failed. It is now the most-performed opera in the world, and it dominates this catalogue in every possible arrangement.
Singers approach him through the Carmen arias — the Habanera and the Toreador Song above all — which appear in every aria anthology by voice type. Instrumentalists get the two suites drawn from the opera and the L'Arlésienne music, both arranged for everything from full orchestra to solo piano.
The one thing to check before buying a Carmen vocal score is whether it uses spoken dialogue or the sung recitatives written by Guiraud after Bizet's death. Both are standard, they are not interchangeable in rehearsal, and editions do not always say on the cover.
Catalogue
Works page 1 of 16
Carmen: Acte II. "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Don José)
Carmen: Acte I, no. 1. Prélude
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: VI. Trompette et tambour
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: XII. Le bal
L'Arlésienne Suite No.1
Bizet: Twenty Melodies
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: II. La toupie
Toreador Song
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: III. La poupée
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: VII. Les bulles de savon
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: XI. Petit mari, petite femme
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: V. Le volant
Au Fond Du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers)
Nocturne in D major
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: IV. Les chevaux de bois
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: X. Saute-mouton
Romance From The Pearl Fishers
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: I. L'escarpolette
2. Intermezzo
Duet from The Pearl Fishers
Carmen: Acte II. Entr'acte
L'Arlésienne Suite No.2
Jeux d'enfants, op. 22: IX. Colin-maillard
Agnus Dei
The Flower Song
Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'Epouvante
En vain pour ?viter
Carmen Suite no. 2: IV. Chanson du toréador
Jeux d'enfants
Farandole (L'Arlesienne)
Drau
Bizet Songs - Aimons, revons!
Carmen Suite no. 2
The Toreador Song Performed by Georges Bizet
Song of the Toreador
Song of the Toreadors
Toreador's Song Performed by Georges Bizet
L'Arlie Suite II
Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2
Minuet de L'Arlesienne
Jeux d'enfants (12 Children's Games), op. 22, no. 1 - 'L'escarpolete,' reverie
En Vain, Pour Eviter
Pres Des Remparts
Lord and Savior
March Of The Kings From L'arlesienne
Olden Song
O Nadir
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