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 2 of 16
Au fond du temple from The Pearl Fishers
O Nadir, tendre ami
Bizet Songs - Le Gascon
Bizet Songs - Pourquoi pleurer
I. Toreador Song
III. Procession of the Toreadors
Bizet: Jeux D'Enfants, Op. 22
Bizet: L'Arlesienne, Suites 1 & 2
Pastorale
Pearl Fishers: Au Fond du Temple Saint: Win
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre
Habanera
'La FLeur que tu m'avais'
Habanera Performed by Georges Bizet
Harpsichord Style
Les Pecheurs de Perles: "O Dieu Brahma"
Ent'acte
Chants du Rhin - IV. La Bohemienne Performed by Georges Bizet
Bizet Songs - La chanson de la rose
1. Agnus Dei
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les toréadors
Carmen: Acte 1, no. 10. Seguidilla « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, José)
L'Arlésienne
Djamileh
Vieille Chanson
A deux cuartos
La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee
Quand je vous aimerai?
Minuet (From L'Arlesienne Suite)
Jeux d'enfants (12 Children's Games), op. 22, no. 8 - 'Les quatre coins,' esquisse
Dat's Love (Habanera)
L'Arlesienne Suite #2
5. Les Confidences
Leonore Overture No. 3 Performed by Georges Bizet
Menuett
I Love Love
Christmas Medley
L'arlesienne-Overture
Habanera - Love is a wild bird
Au Fond Du Temple Saint Performed by Georges Bizet
Tor?ador, en garde!
Jeux d'Enfants, Part 2 - Les Quatre Coins, Esquisse
Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre
Bizet Songs - La Sirene
O Lamb Of God
The Pearl Fishers' Duet - Harp
Bizet: Children's Suite (Jeux D'Enfants)
The Toreador's Song
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