Georges Bizet Biography

Georges Bizet biography

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NAME: Georges Bizet
OCCUPATION: Songwriter
BIRTH DATE: October 25, 1838
DEATH DATE: June 03, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Bougavil, France
Originally: Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet

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French composer Georges Bizet is best known for the realistic opera Carmen, a work that established itself as the model of opéra comique.

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French composer Georges Bizet is best known for the realistic opera Carmen, a work that established itself as the model of opéra comique. He was motivated by the need to bring realism to French opera he considered frivolous. Though his work is associated with opera comique, it is more serious than the vast majority of that category.