Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet (né Alexandre César Léopold Bizet; 25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, which has become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertoire. During a brilliant student career at the Conservatoire de Paris, Bizet won many prizes, including the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1857. He was recognised as an outstanding pianist, though he chose not to capitalise on this skill and rarely performed in public. Returning to Paris after almost three years in Italy, he found that the main Parisian opera theatres preferred the established classical repertoire to the works of newcomers. His keyboard and orchestral compositions were likewise largely ignored; as a result, his career stalled, and he earned his living mainly by arranging and transcribing the music of others. Restless for success, he began many theatrical projects during the 1860s, most of which were abandoned. Neither of his two operas that reached the stage in this time—Les pêcheurs de perles and La jolie fille de Perth—were immediately successful. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, during which Bizet served in the National Guard, he had little success with his one-act opera Djamileh, though an orchestral suite derived from his incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's play L'Arlésienne was instantly popular. The production of his final opera, Carmen, was delayed because of fears that its themes of betrayal and murder would offend audiences. After its premiere on 3 March 1875, Bizet was convinced that the work was a failure; he died of a heart attack three months later, unaware that it would prove a spectacular and enduring success. Bizet's marriage to Geneviève Halévy was intermittently happy and produced one son. After his death, his work, apart from Carmen, was generally neglected. Manuscripts were given away or lost, and published versions of his works were frequently revised and adapted by other hands. He founded no school and had no obvious disciples or successors. After years of neglect, his works began to be performed more frequently in the 20th century. Later commentators have acclaimed him as a composer of brilliance and originality whose premature death was a significant loss to French musical theatre. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 25, 1838 (Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne), Died June 3, 1875 (Bougival)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 676-700 of 738 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | WLX46 | 12-in. | 2/11/1927 | Acte 2: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée | Philippe Gaubert ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX90 | 10-in. | 7/11/1927 | Je crois entendre encore | Élie Cohen ; Joseph Rogatchewsky | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX144 | 12-in. | approximately January 14, 1928 | Air du toréador | Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX177 | 12-in. | 5/7/1928 | Acte 4: Choeur du cortège | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris | Vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX178 | 12-in. | 2/13/1928 | Acte 3: Quant au douanier | Andrée Bernadet ; Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Andrée Vavon ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal trio with orchestra and chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX179 | 12-in. | 2/13/1928 | Acte 1: Habanera | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Raymonde Visconti | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX192 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Entr'acte, 1re partie | Pierre Dupont ; Garde Républicaine Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX196 | 12-in. | 2/16/1928 | Acte 1: Choeur de la dispute | Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX197 | 12-in. | 5/8/1928 | Acte 2: Final | Andrée Bernadet ; Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot ; Téo Mathyl ; Roussel ; Georges Thill ; Andrée Vavon ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX224 | 10-in. | 2/22/1928 | Entr'acte, 1re partie | Pierre Dupont ; Garde Républicaine Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX229 | 12-in. | 2/22/1928 | Acte 3: Entr'act | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX230 | 12-in. | 2/22/1928 | Acte 2: Duo de Carmen et Don José, 2e partie | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Georges Thill ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX231 | 12-in. | 2/22/1928 | Acte 3: Micaela's Song : Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante | Élie Cohen ; Marthe Nespoulous | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX232 | 12-in. | 2/22/1928 | Acte 1: Séguédille et duo de Carmen et don José | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Georges Thill ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX235 | 12-in. | 3/3/1928 | Acte 1: Choeur et entrée de Micaela | Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot ; Marthe Nespoulous ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris | Vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX236 | 12-in. | 2/24/1928 | Acte 3: Final, 1re partie | Andrée Bernadet ; Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot ; Téo Mathyl ; Marthe Nespoulous ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Roussel ; Georges Thill ; Andrée Vavon ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX237 | 12-in. | 2/24/1928 | Acte 3: Final, 2e partie | Andrée Bernadet ; Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot ; Téo Mathyl ; Marthe Nespoulous ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Roussel ; Georges Thill ; Andrée Vavon ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX242 | 12-in. | 5/3/1928 | Acte 1: Ouverture | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX243 | 12-in. | 2/24/1928 | Acte 2: Duo de Carmen et Don José, 1re partie | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Georges Thill ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX244 | 12-in. | 5/8/1928 | Acte 3: Duo de Don José et d'Escamillo "Je suis Escamillo" | Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Georges Thill | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX248 | 12-in. | 3/5/1928 | Acte 1: Choeur des cigarières et entrée de Carmen | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Raymonde Visconti | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX249 | 12-in. | 3/5/1928 | Acte 3: Choeur des contrebandiers | Andrée Bernadet ; Élie Cohen ; Téo Mathyl ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Roussel ; Georges Thill ; Andrée Vavon ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX250 | 12-in. | 3/5/1928 | Acte 4: Duo de Carmen et Don José, 2e partie; Mort de Carmen | Élie Cohen ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Georges Thill ; Raymonde Visconti | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX251 | 12-in. | 3/5/1928 | Acte 1: Duo de Micaela et Don José, 1re partie | Élie Cohen ; Marthe Nespoulous ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Georges Thill | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX252 | 12-in. | 3/5/1928 | Acte 1: Duo de Micaela et Don José, 2e partie | Élie Cohen ; Marthe Nespoulous ; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris ; Georges Thill | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bizet, Georges," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102559.
Bizet, Georges. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102559.
"Bizet, Georges." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.
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