"CARMEN Overture Act I (Bizet , - I" genre: Opera
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	The greatest opera ever written and the most popular overture for it.Bizet's last opera, "Carmen", is among the most famous of all operas with its realistic Spanish setting and dramatic intensity.
	CD: Operatic Showpieces for Orchestra   Label: MP3 Credits: Bizet, Georges (1838 - 1875); Volker Hartung conducts the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra
	Story Behind the Song Georges Bizet Works Georges Bizet Life Born in Paris, Bizet won early success as a composer and as a prodigious pianist. He was a brilliantly successful student, but his later career was variable and he had great difficulty in developing his own personal style. He is now best known for his famous opera "Carmen" which was performed shortly before he died. He left a number of unfinished stage works. Bizet's last opera, "Carmen", is among the most famous of all operas with its realistic Spanish setting and dramatic intensity. Concert audiences will be familiar with his two concert suites drawn from the opera.

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