# Georges Bizet
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georges bizet (né Alexandre César Léopold Bizet; 25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) 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.
Seville… Love and Dreams
Music from and about Seville, the city of Carmen's tobacco factory and Figaro's barber shop; the city of flamenco and fiestas; the city where more operas are set than any other; and the city where almost eight centuries of Spanish dominance does not seem to have been able to erase the sense of the …
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Georges Bizet: Patrie Overture
Georges Bizet: Patrie Overture
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Luc Tingaud, conductor
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Music For The Very, Very Young
A good friend asked if I could do an episode of music for her very young daughter. So, welcome to a bit of a Classical For Everyone podcast experiment. On the plus side for the intended audience… There's not a lot of talking. And the show is well under an hour. This might be balanced by the host's …
Georges Bizet: Carmen: Smuggler's March
Georges Bizet: Carmen: Smuggler’s March
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Anthony Bramall
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The Pearl Fishers is back in NZ after 24 years
Famed opera The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet is coming to New Zealand this month with a modernised update from New Zealand Opera in partnership with State Opera South Australia. Lead players Madison Nonoa and Anthony Robin Schneider join Saturday Morning to talk about what it takes to perform at …
Glory, Honor, Power | Sermon by Rev. Margie Quinn
SEPTEMBER 13, 2026
Sermon by Rev. Margie Quinn
Music by Stephanie Kopel
"Agnus Dei," Georges Bizet
Meditation by Rev. Wesley King
Reading by Caitlin Kavoosifar
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Carmen’s Habanera: The Rebellious Bird That Flew from Opera into Pop
Carmen walks into a public square and explains her theory of love: it is a wild bird. You cannot command it, bargain with it, or make it stay.
That argument became one of the most recognizable melodies in opera.
This episode follows the Habanera from Georges Bizet’s Carmen back to Sebastián Iradier…
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