The 150th anniversary of Bizet’s death this year has not received much attention. Only aged 36, Bizet had struggled to win the recognition he deserved and died unaware that his opera Carmen would ...

George Bizet composed his opera Carmen following the old tradition of setting operas in Spain, more than 20 in Seville alone. It opened in 1875 at the Opera Comique in Paris, and now it will be ...

The overture to Bizet’s opera Carmen has accompanied the Formula One champagne-spraying podium tradition since the mid-90s. Since it was first televised in 1978, Formula One racing has become ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera’s live high definition telecast of Bizet’s “Carmen” to movie theaters has set a record with 240,000 viewers. Saturday’s performance starring Elina Garanca and ...

Bizet came from a very musical family – his father was a composer and his mother was a pianist – and his own musical talents were obvious from an early age. In fact, he was such a talented child that ...

Georges Bizet has written 6 shows including L'Arlesienne (Composer), Carmen (Composer), Carmen Jones (Source Material), Carmencita (Composer), La Tragédie de Carmen (Composer), Something Wonderful ...

Director Carrie Cracknell, who made her Metropolitan Opera debut with a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen” on New Year’s Eve, is known for modernizing and giving a feminist edge to classic texts. Her ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The 150th anniversary of Bizet’s death this year has not received much attention. Only aged 36, Bizet had ...