
Georges Bizet
Biography
Georges Bizet was a child prodigy. Entering the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine, he counted among his teachers Antoine Marmontel, François Benoist and Jacques Halévy. At nineteen Bizet won a Prix de Rome. That same year he wrote his first opera, 'Le Docteur Miracle', a one-act comedy. After his studies in Italy he returned to Paris with the intention of writing music for the stage. His 'Les Pêcheurs de perles' (1863), 'La jolie fille de Perth' (1867) and 'Djamileh' however met no more than moderate success. Bizet remained in relative obscurity until 1872, when his incidental music for Daudet's "L'Arlésienne" won him a degree of fame. It was at the suggestion of Camille du Locle, director of the Opéra-Comique, that Bizet composed his opera 'Carmen'. Bizet's librettists, Henri Leilhac and Ludovic Halévy, had based their adaptation on a short novel by Prosper Mérimée. After initial bad reviews, today 'Carmen' is probably the most known opera in the world. The composer's strong dramatic sense, sensuous melodies, vivid orchestration and pulsating rhythms combine into what more than one critic has termed "the perfect opera."
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Marcos Eduardo Acosta Aldrete
Acting (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Girl from Arles | 1908 | Original Music Composer | 
| Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964 | 1962 | Writer | 
| Bizet Carmen | 1967 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 1978 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 1980 | Original Music Composer | 
| The Tragedy of Carmen | 1983 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 1984 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera | 1985 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 1988 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 1989 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen by Georges Bizet | 1991 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 1997 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 1998 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2002 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bizet: Carmen | 2003 | Original Music Composer | 
| The Pearlfishers | 2005 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2006 | Original Music Composer | 
| Car Men | 2006 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2007 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2009 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bizet: Carmen | 2010 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2010 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen in 3D | 2011 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2011 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen (Opéra de Lyon) | 2012 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen (Arena di Verona) | 2014 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bizet Carmen | 2014 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bizet: Carmen | 2014 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2015 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen aux Chorégies d'Orange 2015 | 2015 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bizet: The Pearl Fishers | 2016 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bizet: Carmen | 2017 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bizet: Carmen (Bregenz Festival) | 2017 | Original Music Composer | 
| The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala | 2018 | Original Music Composer | 
| The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen | 2019 | Original Music Composer | 
| Bolshoi Ballet: Carmen Suite / Petrushka | 2019 | Original Music Composer | 
| Georges Bizet: Carmen - Opéra Comique, Paris | 2023 | Original Music Composer | 
| Carmen | 2024 | Original Music Composer | 
| Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann | 2025 | Original Music Composer | 
| Concert at Prague Castle 2025 | 2025 | Original Music Composer | 
