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1. www.classicfm.com › composers › bizetDid you know that Carmen had a completely DISASTROUS premiere?

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   Nov 21, 2018 · By 1875, the 36-year-old Georges Bizet had enjoyed moderate success in his career as a composer, until his ‘vulgar’ new opera Carmen came along and shook the public. Georges Bizet ’s iconic opera Carmen premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875. It is now hailed as one of the world’s favourite operas – but it wasn’t ...

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     Georges Bizet - "Les Toreadors" from Carmen Suite No. 1

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3. simpleopera.com › carmenCarmen by George Bizet. A sad story about destructive love

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   Nov 23, 2020 · Bizet’s most famous Opera. Carmen was the last of Bizet’s Operas, and the last work he completed Even though it was repeated 44 times after the premier, until June, Bizet was convinced it was a flop. He actually wasn’t at all that famous as a composer, not even after his death.

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4. www.onthisday.com › articles › carmen-the-show-thatCarmen – the Show that Shocked Paris - On This Day

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   Feb 6, 2019 · Critics went on to have a field day, condemning Carmen as “vulgar”, “undramatic” and “contemptible”. What's more, a noted librettist and dramatist of the day, Jean Henri Dupin, wrote: "I won't mince words. Carmen is a flop, a disaster! It will never play more than twenty times. The music goes on and on. It never stops.

5. www.madisonopera.org › 2009/11/05 › criticalCritical reaction to Carmen in 1875 – Madison Opera

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   Nov 5, 2009 · Critical reaction to Carmen in 1875. Georges Bizet’s Carmen premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris on March 3, 1875. The Opéra Comique was undergoing great change at the time Carmen came to be. Once known as the hub of witty, comic, or satirical works defined by the inclusion of spoken dialogue, it had grown more conservative and family ...

6. www.classicfm.com › story-georges-bizets-carmenThe Story Of Georges Bizet's Carmen - Classic FM

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   Carmen was first performed on March 3, 1875. Its critical reception dealt Bizet a terrible blow. Unprepared for the sight of women smoking on stage, the “low-life” characters and its theme of erotic obsession, the critics damned Carmen as “vulgar”, “undramatic” and “contemptible”. Yet, despite Bizet’s resignation (“a ...

7. www.classicfm.com › composers › bizetThe arrival of 'Carmen' - Bizet: 10 facts about the great ...

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   The production of Bizet's final opera, 'Carmen', was delayed because of fears that its themes of betrayal and murder would offend. In the audience at the opera's premiere were Massenet and Saint-Saëns who loved it. Gounod accused Bizet of plagiarism and much of the press comment was negative. Bizet was convinced that the opera was a failure. Pictured is the 1947 Covent Garden production of ...

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   Is Carmen by George Bizet a flop?

   • Carmen by George Bizet. A sad story about destructive love Bizet’s most famous Opera. Carmen was the last of Bizet’s Operas, and the last work he completed Even though it was repeated 44 times after the premier, until June, Bizet was convinced it was a flop. He actually wasn’t at all that famous as a composer, not even after his death.

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   When did Georges Bizet's Carmen premiere?

   • Georges Bizet’s Carmen premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris on March 3, 1875. The Opéra Comique was undergoing great change at the time Carmen came to be. Once known as the hub of witty, comic, or satirical works defined by the inclusion of spoken dialogue, it had grown more conservative and family-friendly:

   Critical reaction to Carmen in 1875 – Madison Opera

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   Was Bizet's 'Carmen' a failure?

   • Gounod accused Bizet of plagiarism and much of the press comment was negative. Bizet was convinced that the opera was a failure. Pictured is the 1947 Covent Garden production of 'Carmen'. The production of Bizet's final opera, 'Carmen', was delayed because of fears that its themes of betrayal and murder would offend.

   The arrival of 'Carmen' - Bizet: 10 facts about the great composer

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   What happened to the opera Carmen?

   • Georges Bizet ’s iconic opera Carmen premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875. It is now hailed as one of the world’s favourite operas – but it wasn’t always so well-liked. In fact, its world premiere was met with deathly silence. Here’s what happened.

   Did you know that Carmen had a completely DISASTROUS premiere?

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   Did Bizet plagiarize Carmen?

   • Ironically, this most famous of mezzo-soprano arias was plagiarised by Bizet from El Arreglito, a song by Spanish composer Sebastián Yradier (1809-65). Carmen was first performed on March 3, 1875. Its critical reception dealt Bizet a terrible blow.

   The Story Of Georges Bizet's Carmen - Classic FM

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   Was Carmen a failure?

   • Bizet was convinced that the opera was a failure. Pictured is the 1947 Covent Garden production of 'Carmen'. The production of Bizet's final opera, 'Carmen', was delayed because of fears that its themes of betrayal and murder would offend. In the audience at the opera's premiere were Massenet and Saint-Saëns who loved it.

   The arrival of 'Carmen' - Bizet: 10 facts about the great composer

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CarmenCarmen - Wikipedia

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   Carmen (French: [kaʁmɛn] ⓘ) is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and ...