Fact file
| Year of birth | 1838 |
| Year of death | 1875 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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BerlinCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Hendrik Vestmann; Sebastian Baumgarten; Komische Oper Berlin; Thilo Reuther; Ellen Hofmann
MunichFestkonzert auf Schloss Schleißheim
Chopin, Mozart, Bizet
Munich Residenz Solisten; Andreas Skouras
ZürichCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Eun Sun Kim; Matthias Hartmann; Zurich Opera; Volker Hintermeier; Su Bühler; Varduhi Abrahamyan; Dmytro Popov
AmsterdamSummerNight at the Opera
Rossini, Puccini, Verdi, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Bizet
Philharmonie Südwestfalen - Landesorchester Nordrhein Westfalen; Kazem Abdullah; Nadine Koutcher; Pavel Valuzhin; Oleksandr Pushniak
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The Lady in Red: Queensland Ballet’s Firebird and Carmen
A youthfully fresh corps and Victor Estévez hold together this uneven double bill, with Acosta’s troubled Carmen demonstrating the challenges of adapting opera to ballet.
The State Opera’s Pearl Fishers graces Adelaide's stage
A remarkable Leïla from Desiree Frahn and insightful direction from Michael Gow combine for a precious production of Bizet’s early masterpiece.
Red dresses and a green balloon: Carmen in Philadelphia
Paul Curran's movie-Like Carmen for Opera Philadelphia
François Leleux makes SCO debut as conductor
François Leleux both conducts and plays the oboe in Edinburgh, initiating a strong partnership with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Pagés' Yo Carmen comes to London
Made in 2014, Yo Carmen was featured in last year’s Edinburgh Festival. It is a show with a powerful message and one which is occasionally riveting, mostly when Pagés herself is the focus of attention.
List of works
CarmenCarmen FantasieCarmen Suite no. 1Carmen: "The Flower Song" La fleur que tu m'avais jetéeCarmen: Suite no. 2Carmen: Toreador MarchCarmen: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre "Toreador Song"Carmen: excerptsCarmen: overtureChants du RhinDon ProcopioJeux d'enfants, petite suite d'orchestre, Op.22L'ArlésienneL'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: AdagiettoL'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2La Tragédie de CarmenLes Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers)Les Pêcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saintSymphony in C "Roma"Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal)Symphony in C majorThe Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint