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Georges Bizet (French: [ʒɔʁʒ bizɛ]; 25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875), registered at birth as Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, 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. He was recognised as an outstanding pianist, though he chose not to capitalise on this skill and rarely performed in public. Returning to Paris after almost three years in Italy, he found that the main Parisian opera theatres preferred the established classical repertoire to the works of newcomers. His keyboard and orchestral compositions were likewise largely ignored; as a result, his career stalled, and he earned his living mainly by arranging and transcribing the music of others. Restless for success, he began many theatrical projects during the 1860s, most of which were abandoned. Neither of his two operas that reached the stage in this time—Les pêcheurs de perles and La jolie fille de Perth—were immediately successful.
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Daniel Barenboim (German: [baːrənboim], Hebrew: דניאל ברנבוים; born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor, who also is a citizen of Palestine and Spain. He is general music director of the Berlin State Opera, and the Staatskapelle Berlin; he previously served as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan. Barenboim is known for his work with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Seville-based orchestra of young Arab and Israeli musicians, and as a resolute critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Barenboim has received many awards and prizes, including an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, France's Légion d'honneur both as a Commander and Grand Officier, and the German Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz and Willy Brandt Award. Together with the Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, he was given Spain's Prince of Asturias Concord Award. He has won seven Grammy awards for his work and discography. Barenboim is a polyglot, fluent in Spanish, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, and German.
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France - Carmen, Opéra en quatre actes: Acte II Livret: Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy Carmen - Maria Callas Don José - Nicolaï Gedda Micaëla - Andréa Guiot Escamillo - Robert Massard Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau Mercédès - Jane Berbié Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost (Nos. 18 et 19) - Maurice Maievski Moralès - Claude Cales Zuniga - Jacques Mars Chœurs René Duclos Chœurs d'enfants: Jean Pensneaud Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris GEORGES PRÊTRE Enregistré à Paris en 1964 -----------------------------------
Live-recording from the Staatsoper "Unter den Linden" in Berlin starring Rolando Villazón, Marina Domashenko and Daniel Barenboim Go to part 3: https://youtu.be/KgTlBIhlQps Watch the complete opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNO6LhfpVE&list;=PLBjoEdEVMABI95BL34ant5HtC4AUmA7pG Bizet’s Carmen is reputed to be the most famous opera in the world. Maestro Daniel Barenboim presents his musical view on this classic opera. Marina Domashenko's rich mezzo soprano voice makes her ideal for the title role in Carmen. After the premiere the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote about Rolando Villazon: “A perfect José, sung as he hasn’t been sung in a long time… This young Mexican tenor alone makes it worth seeing.” The new Carmen by stage Director Martin Kušej is one of the current significant o...
Faces of Classical Music http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.com/ • More information: http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.gr/2015/08/georges-bizet-carmen-elena-maximova.html Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen (1875) Opera in 4 acts Act II Carmen..........Elena Maximova, mezzo-soprano Don José..........Giancarlo Monsalve, tenor Escamillo..........Michael Bachtadze, baritone Micaëla..........Johanna Parisi, soprano Zuniga..........Gianluca Lentini, bass Moralès..........Giovanni Di Mare, baritone Frasquita..........Sarah Baratta, soprano Mercédès..........Irene Molinari, mezzo-soprano Dancaïre..........Federico Caverzan, baritone Remendado..........Giuseppe Di Stefano, tenor Lillas-Pastià..........Orazio Corsaro, spoken Coro Lirico Siciliano (Chorus Master: Francesco Costa) Orchest...
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France - Carmen, Opéra en quatre actes: Acte I Livret: Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy Carmen - Maria Callas Don José - Nicolaï Gedda Micaëla - Andréa Guiot Escamillo - Robert Massard Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau Mercédès - Jane Berbié Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost (Nos. 18 et 19) - Maurice Maievski Moralès - Claude Cales Zuniga - Jacques Mars Chœurs René Duclos Chœurs d'enfants: Jean Pensneaud Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris GEORGES PRÊTRE Enregistré à Paris en 1964 -----------------------------------
1978 - Carlos Kleiber - Conductor Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Die Wiener Sangerknaben Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper Buhnenorchester & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Live-recording from the Staatsoper "Unter den Linden" in Berlin starring Rolando Villazón, Marina Domashenko and Daniel Barenboim Go to part 2: https://youtu.be/1v6mevffnlE Watch the complete opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNO6LhfpVE&list;=PLBjoEdEVMABI95BL34ant5HtC4AUmA7pG Bizet’s Carmen is reputed to be the most famous opera in the world. Maestro Daniel Barenboim presents his musical view on this classic opera. Marina Domashenko's rich mezzo soprano voice makes her ideal for the title role in Carmen. After the premiere the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote about Rolando Villazon: “A perfect José, sung as he hasn’t been sung in a long time… This young Mexican tenor alone makes it worth seeing.” The new Carmen by stage Director Martin Kušej is one of the current significant o...
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France Suite No. 1 from "Carmen" - Prelude to Act I [1:07] - Aragonaise (Entr'acte to Act IV) [2:25] - Intermezzo (Entr'acte to Act III) [2:28] - Seguidilla (Act I) [1:48] - The Dragoons of Alcala (Entr'acte to Act II) [1:38] - The Toreadors (Prelude to Act I) [2:14] Suite No. 2 from "Carmen" - March of the Smugglers (Act III) [4:11] - Habañera (Act I) [1:59] - Song of the Toreador (Act II) [2:19] - The Changing of the Guard (Children's Chorus from Act I) [3:44] - Danse bohème (Act II) [4:28] Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel --------------------
Bizet: Les Pécheurs de Perles (Full Album) Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/bizet-les-pecheurs-de-perles/id641726056 For physical sales: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/b/bizet-les-p%C3%A9cheurs-de-perles/ Listen via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3WQ2O5pXZVVadQpYazxmur Parisian composer Georges Bizet was enrolled in the Consevatoire at the age of nine and won a premier prix in solfège within six months of his arrival. He later received prizes for his skill as a pianist, gaining particular renown for his sight-reading, and won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1857. At this time, opera theatres in Paris were reluctant to stage new works rather than the established classics, meaning that Bizet’s operas did not achieve much success during his lifetime, despite the...
Love classical music? Learn to play the best PIANO pieces the easiest way: http://tinyurl.com/classic-flowkey Georges Bizet Tracklist: Ópera Carmen 1. Prélude 2. La Cloche a Sonnée 3. L’Amour Est un Oiseau Rebelle 4. Près des Remparts de Séville (seguidilla e dueto) 5. Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous le Rendre 6. La Fleur Que Tu M’Avais Jetée 7. Entr’acte 8. Écoute, Écoute, Compagnon 9. Je Dis Que Rien Ne M’Épouvante 10. Les Voici! Les Voici! Suíte L’Arlésienne 11. Prélude (Allegro deciso. Tempo di marcia) 12. Menuet (allegro giocoso) 13. Adagietto 14. Carillon (allegretto moderato) For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France - Carmen, Opéra en quatre actes: Acte II Livret: Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy Carmen - Maria Callas Don José - Nicolaï Gedda Micaëla - Andréa Guiot Escamillo - Robert Massard Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau Mercédès - Jane Berbié Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost (Nos. 18 et 19) - Maurice Maievski Moralès - Claude Cales Zuniga - Jacques Mars Chœurs René Duclos Chœurs d'enfants: Jean Pensneaud Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris GEORGES PRÊTRE Enregistré à Paris en 1964 -----------------------------------
Live-recording from the Staatsoper "Unter den Linden" in Berlin starring Rolando Villazón, Marina Domashenko and Daniel Barenboim Go to part 3: https://youtu.be/KgTlBIhlQps Watch the complete opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNO6LhfpVE&list;=PLBjoEdEVMABI95BL34ant5HtC4AUmA7pG Bizet’s Carmen is reputed to be the most famous opera in the world. Maestro Daniel Barenboim presents his musical view on this classic opera. Marina Domashenko's rich mezzo soprano voice makes her ideal for the title role in Carmen. After the premiere the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote about Rolando Villazon: “A perfect José, sung as he hasn’t been sung in a long time… This young Mexican tenor alone makes it worth seeing.” The new Carmen by stage Director Martin Kušej is one of the current significant o...
Faces of Classical Music http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.com/ • More information: http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.gr/2015/08/georges-bizet-carmen-elena-maximova.html Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen (1875) Opera in 4 acts Act II Carmen..........Elena Maximova, mezzo-soprano Don José..........Giancarlo Monsalve, tenor Escamillo..........Michael Bachtadze, baritone Micaëla..........Johanna Parisi, soprano Zuniga..........Gianluca Lentini, bass Moralès..........Giovanni Di Mare, baritone Frasquita..........Sarah Baratta, soprano Mercédès..........Irene Molinari, mezzo-soprano Dancaïre..........Federico Caverzan, baritone Remendado..........Giuseppe Di Stefano, tenor Lillas-Pastià..........Orazio Corsaro, spoken Coro Lirico Siciliano (Chorus Master: Francesco Costa) Orchest...
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France - Carmen, Opéra en quatre actes: Acte I Livret: Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy Carmen - Maria Callas Don José - Nicolaï Gedda Micaëla - Andréa Guiot Escamillo - Robert Massard Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau Mercédès - Jane Berbié Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost (Nos. 18 et 19) - Maurice Maievski Moralès - Claude Cales Zuniga - Jacques Mars Chœurs René Duclos Chœurs d'enfants: Jean Pensneaud Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris GEORGES PRÊTRE Enregistré à Paris en 1964 -----------------------------------
1978 - Carlos Kleiber - Conductor Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Die Wiener Sangerknaben Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper Buhnenorchester & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Live-recording from the Staatsoper "Unter den Linden" in Berlin starring Rolando Villazón, Marina Domashenko and Daniel Barenboim Go to part 2: https://youtu.be/1v6mevffnlE Watch the complete opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNO6LhfpVE&list;=PLBjoEdEVMABI95BL34ant5HtC4AUmA7pG Bizet’s Carmen is reputed to be the most famous opera in the world. Maestro Daniel Barenboim presents his musical view on this classic opera. Marina Domashenko's rich mezzo soprano voice makes her ideal for the title role in Carmen. After the premiere the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote about Rolando Villazon: “A perfect José, sung as he hasn’t been sung in a long time… This young Mexican tenor alone makes it worth seeing.” The new Carmen by stage Director Martin Kušej is one of the current significant o...
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France Suite No. 1 from "Carmen" - Prelude to Act I [1:07] - Aragonaise (Entr'acte to Act IV) [2:25] - Intermezzo (Entr'acte to Act III) [2:28] - Seguidilla (Act I) [1:48] - The Dragoons of Alcala (Entr'acte to Act II) [1:38] - The Toreadors (Prelude to Act I) [2:14] Suite No. 2 from "Carmen" - March of the Smugglers (Act III) [4:11] - Habañera (Act I) [1:59] - Song of the Toreador (Act II) [2:19] - The Changing of the Guard (Children's Chorus from Act I) [3:44] - Danse bohème (Act II) [4:28] Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel --------------------
Bizet: Les Pécheurs de Perles (Full Album) Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/bizet-les-pecheurs-de-perles/id641726056 For physical sales: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/b/bizet-les-p%C3%A9cheurs-de-perles/ Listen via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3WQ2O5pXZVVadQpYazxmur Parisian composer Georges Bizet was enrolled in the Consevatoire at the age of nine and won a premier prix in solfège within six months of his arrival. He later received prizes for his skill as a pianist, gaining particular renown for his sight-reading, and won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1857. At this time, opera theatres in Paris were reluctant to stage new works rather than the established classics, meaning that Bizet’s operas did not achieve much success during his lifetime, despite the...
Love classical music? Learn to play the best PIANO pieces the easiest way: http://tinyurl.com/classic-flowkey Georges Bizet Tracklist: Ópera Carmen 1. Prélude 2. La Cloche a Sonnée 3. L’Amour Est un Oiseau Rebelle 4. Près des Remparts de Séville (seguidilla e dueto) 5. Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous le Rendre 6. La Fleur Que Tu M’Avais Jetée 7. Entr’acte 8. Écoute, Écoute, Compagnon 9. Je Dis Que Rien Ne M’Épouvante 10. Les Voici! Les Voici! Suíte L’Arlésienne 11. Prélude (Allegro deciso. Tempo di marcia) 12. Menuet (allegro giocoso) 13. Adagietto 14. Carillon (allegretto moderato) For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France - Carmen, Opéra en quatre actes: Acte II Livret: Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy Carmen - Maria Callas Don José - Nicolaï Gedda Micaëla - Andréa Guiot Escamillo - Robert Massard Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau Mercédès - Jane Berbié Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost (Nos. 18 et 19) - Maurice Maievski Moralès - Claude Cales Zuniga - Jacques Mars Chœurs René Duclos Chœurs d'enfants: Jean Pensneaud Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris GEORGES PRÊTRE Enregistré à Paris en 1964 -----------------------------------
Live-recording from the Staatsoper "Unter den Linden" in Berlin starring Rolando Villazón, Marina Domashenko and Daniel Barenboim Go to part 3: https://youtu.be/KgTlBIhlQps Watch the complete opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNO6LhfpVE&list;=PLBjoEdEVMABI95BL34ant5HtC4AUmA7pG Bizet’s Carmen is reputed to be the most famous opera in the world. Maestro Daniel Barenboim presents his musical view on this classic opera. Marina Domashenko's rich mezzo soprano voice makes her ideal for the title role in Carmen. After the premiere the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote about Rolando Villazon: “A perfect José, sung as he hasn’t been sung in a long time… This young Mexican tenor alone makes it worth seeing.” The new Carmen by stage Director Martin Kušej is one of the current significant o...
Faces of Classical Music http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.com/ • More information: http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.gr/2015/08/georges-bizet-carmen-elena-maximova.html Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen (1875) Opera in 4 acts Act II Carmen..........Elena Maximova, mezzo-soprano Don José..........Giancarlo Monsalve, tenor Escamillo..........Michael Bachtadze, baritone Micaëla..........Johanna Parisi, soprano Zuniga..........Gianluca Lentini, bass Moralès..........Giovanni Di Mare, baritone Frasquita..........Sarah Baratta, soprano Mercédès..........Irene Molinari, mezzo-soprano Dancaïre..........Federico Caverzan, baritone Remendado..........Giuseppe Di Stefano, tenor Lillas-Pastià..........Orazio Corsaro, spoken Coro Lirico Siciliano (Chorus Master: Francesco Costa) Orchest...
Live-recording from the Staatsoper "Unter den Linden" in Berlin starring Rolando Villazón, Marina Domashenko and Daniel Barenboim Go to part 2: https://youtu.be/1v6mevffnlE Watch the complete opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNO6LhfpVE&list;=PLBjoEdEVMABI95BL34ant5HtC4AUmA7pG Bizet’s Carmen is reputed to be the most famous opera in the world. Maestro Daniel Barenboim presents his musical view on this classic opera. Marina Domashenko's rich mezzo soprano voice makes her ideal for the title role in Carmen. After the premiere the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote about Rolando Villazon: “A perfect José, sung as he hasn’t been sung in a long time… This young Mexican tenor alone makes it worth seeing.” The new Carmen by stage Director Martin Kušej is one of the current significant o...
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France Suite No. 1 from "Carmen" - Prelude to Act I [1:07] - Aragonaise (Entr'acte to Act IV) [2:25] - Intermezzo (Entr'acte to Act III) [2:28] - Seguidilla (Act I) [1:48] - The Dragoons of Alcala (Entr'acte to Act II) [1:38] - The Toreadors (Prelude to Act I) [2:14] Suite No. 2 from "Carmen" - March of the Smugglers (Act III) [4:11] - Habañera (Act I) [1:59] - Song of the Toreador (Act II) [2:19] - The Changing of the Guard (Children's Chorus from Act I) [3:44] - Danse bohème (Act II) [4:28] Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel --------------------
Bizet:Les Pêcheurs de Perles(2) 2009 Roberto Alagna(Tenor), Nathalie Manfrino(Soprano)
Faces of Classical Music http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.com/ • More information: http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.gr/2015/08/georges-bizet-carmen-elena-maximova.html Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen (1875) Opera in 4 acts Act I Carmen..........Elena Maximova, mezzo-soprano Don José..........Giancarlo Monsalve, tenor Escamillo..........Michael Bachtadze, baritone Micaëla..........Johanna Parisi, soprano Zuniga..........Gianluca Lentini, bass Moralès..........Giovanni Di Mare, baritone Frasquita..........Sarah Baratta, soprano Mercédès..........Irene Molinari, mezzo-soprano Dancaïre..........Federico Caverzan, baritone Remendado..........Giuseppe Di Stefano, tenor Lillas-Pastià..........Orazio Corsaro, spoken Coro Lirico Siciliano (Chorus Master: Francesco Costa) Orchestr...
Love classical music? Learn to play the best PIANO pieces the easiest way: http://tinyurl.com/classic-flowkey Georges Bizet Tracklist: Ópera Carmen 1. Prélude 2. La Cloche a Sonnée 3. L’Amour Est un Oiseau Rebelle 4. Près des Remparts de Séville (seguidilla e dueto) 5. Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous le Rendre 6. La Fleur Que Tu M’Avais Jetée 7. Entr’acte 8. Écoute, Écoute, Compagnon 9. Je Dis Que Rien Ne M’Épouvante 10. Les Voici! Les Voici! Suíte L’Arlésienne 11. Prélude (Allegro deciso. Tempo di marcia) 12. Menuet (allegro giocoso) 13. Adagietto 14. Carillon (allegretto moderato) For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), France - Carmen, Opéra en quatre actes: Acte I Livret: Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy Carmen - Maria Callas Don José - Nicolaï Gedda Micaëla - Andréa Guiot Escamillo - Robert Massard Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau Mercédès - Jane Berbié Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost (Nos. 18 et 19) - Maurice Maievski Moralès - Claude Cales Zuniga - Jacques Mars Chœurs René Duclos Chœurs d'enfants: Jean Pensneaud Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris GEORGES PRÊTRE Enregistré à Paris en 1964 -----------------------------------
Bizet: Les Pécheurs de Perles (Full Album) Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/bizet-les-pecheurs-de-perles/id641726056 For physical sales: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/b/bizet-les-p%C3%A9cheurs-de-perles/ Listen via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3WQ2O5pXZVVadQpYazxmur Parisian composer Georges Bizet was enrolled in the Consevatoire at the age of nine and won a premier prix in solfège within six months of his arrival. He later received prizes for his skill as a pianist, gaining particular renown for his sight-reading, and won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1857. At this time, opera theatres in Paris were reluctant to stage new works rather than the established classics, meaning that Bizet’s operas did not achieve much success during his lifetime, despite the...