Fact file
| Year of birth | 1838 |
| Year of death | 1875 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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ZürichLes Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers)
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers)
Pavel Baleff; Jens-Daniel Herzog; Zurich Opera; Mathis Neidhardt; Sybille Gädeke; Brian Mulligan; Olga Kulchynska
TokyoTokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Strauss R., Bizet, Rimsky-Korsakov
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Alan Gilbert; Tanja Tetzlaff; Manabu Suzuki
LeipzigCarmenNew production
Bizet: Carmen
Matthias Foremny; Lindy Hume; Oper Leipzig; Dan Potra; Wallis Giunta; Leonardo Caimi
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Royal Opera Carmen: slicker, but still a mountain to climb
Barrie Kosky's troubled production returns to Covent Garden
The Unknown Soldier: a poignant tribute
Audio and film permeate Marriott's new work for the Royal Ballet, recounting the tale of Ted Feltham, a British Soldier uuring World War 1, and his fiancée, Florence Billington.
Drama in concert: Elder and the LPO in Puccini's Le Willis
Mark Elder and the LPO's performance of Puccini's Le Willis proved interesting and frustrating in equal measure, rescued by a star performance from Ermonela Jaho.
The Pearl Fishers: a lackluster evening at The Met
The second performance of the Met's Pearl Fishers saw one of the leads withdraw mid-performance again. A welcome performance by young baritone Alexander Birch Elliott could not rescue the evening.
Brownlee and Spyres: so much more than vocal jousting
Top tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres dared to duel at the Concertgebouw. Both emerged victorious, and not just because of the volley of sensational top notes.
List of works
CarmenCarmen FantasieCarmen SuiteCarmen Suite no. 1Carmen: "Habanera", L'amour est un oiseau rebelleCarmen: "The Flower Song" La fleur que tu m'avais jetéeCarmen: Entr'acte Act 3Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaientCarmen: Prelude Act 1Carmen: Seguidilla "Près des remparts de Séville"Carmen: Toreador MarchCarmen: excerptsCarmen: overtureChromatic variationsDon ProcopioJeux d'enfants for piano, four hands, Op.22Jeux d'enfants, petite suite d'orchestre, Op.22L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: AdagiettoL'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: FarandoleLes Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers)Symphony in C "Roma"Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal)Symphony in C major