More of this story Oct 4, 2008
Opera's Dynamic Duo: On the heels of L.A. Opera's split opening shows - Il Trittico received raves; The Fly did not - the company returns to two of the genre's most beloved works, Madama Butterfly and Carmen, by Giacomo Puccini and Georges Bizet, respectively. Robert Wilson's minimalist 2004 production of Madama Butterfly returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where it runs through Oct. 18. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Planning an opera? May 5, 2008
Carmen by Georges Bizet. With Nino Surguladze and Julian Gavin. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Tonight at the opera: 'The Pearl Fishers' May 4, 2008
Production: San Diego Opera's The Pearl Fishers, by Georges Bizet. When: Tonight and Tuesday at 7, Friday at 8 p.m. and May 11 at 2 p.m.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Opera: No change of scenery, but a new cast for 'Pearl Fishers' May 2, 2008
The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet. San Diego Opera. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Winona Symphony Orchestra borrows from 100-year-old program for celebratory concert Apr 17, 2008
The program features The Damnation of Faust by Charles Gounod; Je Dis Rien ne M epouvante by Georges Bizet, featuring soprano soloist Suzanne Draayer; and the prelude and siciliana from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni. It also features two works by American composers with A Day in Venice by Ethelbert Nevin and Negro Episode by Henry F. Gilbert. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Casting complete for Chinese Carmen Mar 1, 2008
Based on the opera by Georges Bizet, Carmen - Passionate Love will feature Chinese actors while fusing Western arias with Chinese folk music. Model Hu Dong and singer Zhang Mi will play the leading roles, while young stars Ji Jie and Tang Xiao also won big roles. (Xinhuanet, China)
Public radio Nov 17, 2007
11:30 p.m. San Francisco Opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Featuring Hadar Halvy, Marco Berti, Ana Maria Martnez and Kyle Ketelson; directed by Laurie Feldman; conducted by Sebastian Lang-Lessing. (Montana Standard, MT)
Georges Bizet Le Docteur Miracle Nov 5, 2007
Georges Bizet Le Docteur Miracle: French Composer Bizet's One-Act Comic Operetta 'Doctor Miracle ... Georges Bizet Le Docteur Miracle ... Georges Bizet Le Docteur Miracle. (Suite101.com)
Georges Bizet, Composer Sep 28, 2007
French composer Georges Bizet's brief biography - his life and works ... French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875) is best known for his masterpiece , extremely popular to this day ... This reception left Georges Bizet devastated, acutely depressed. (Suite101.com)
Famed mime Marceau joins luminaries buried at Pere Lachaise Sep 27, 2007
Other famous people interred at Pre Lachaise include Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Frdric Chopin, Honor de Balzac, Sarah Bernhardt, Georges Bizet, Isadora Duncan, Edith Piaf and Marcel Proust. With files from the Associated Press. (CBC News)
ENO Carmen Mini-Site Aug 5, 2007
Written by French composer Georges Bizet, Carmen premiered at the Op;ra Comique of Paris in 1875. Though the lyrics are in French, the story takes place in Seville and recounts the conflict between the despised gypsies and the occupying Spanish class. (Suite101.com)
Picasso's passionate 'Carmen,' the muse who infused his work May 12, 2007
e, and made famous in an opera by another, Georges Bizet, mattered little to him. For Picasso, the Spanish-born maestro who spent most of his life in France, the Gypsy temptress from Seville was also deeply Spanish: proud, provocative, passionate and doomed. (International Herald Tribune)
'Advance the knowledge of audience' May 7, 2007
The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet 7 p.m. May 3 and 6; 8 p.m. May 9, and 2 p.m. May 11. A revival of Zandra Rhodes' 2004 production with soprano Ekaterina Siurina, tenor Charles Castronovo and baritone Malcolm MacKenzie. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Decorated tenor visits Crescent City May 5, 2007
He treasures working with tenor Placido Domingo, who conducted him during Lakes' performances of "Carmen" by Georges Bizet at the Met. Lakes also "covered" (stood in) for Domingo when necessary. (Daily Triplicate)
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Other concert selections include Georges Bizet s "Farandole" from L'Arlesienne Suite no. 2, and "Something," performed by the percussion ensemble of the Youth Symphony, under the direction of Ron Smith. The Youth Symphony Woodwind ensemble will perform Reinecke s Octet for Woodwinds as an intermission feature in the Eppley Auditorium foyer. (Sioux City Journal)
Classical Notes: Rapturous days in Spivey heaven Mar 7, 2007
She opened with Spanish-flavored songs by Georges Bizet, sung in French. In a tune called Pastorale, impersonating a love-struck shepherd, she seductively offered the words laisse-moi prendre un tendre baiser (let me steal a tender kiss) with radiant sweetness a naturally gorgeous voice made personal by a glint of charisma. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Native makes her way in the opera world Mar 2, 2007
A mezzo soprano, Ziegler performed, at the Bushnell Theater main stage, the part of Mercedes in the opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet in 2006. She has also played the role of Hansel in "Hansel and Gretel," a "pants" role that she did when she was at UConn. (Wethersfield Post, CT)
The next generation of classical musicians Feb 16, 2007
ndel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks," and "Prelude to Carmen" by Georges Bizet. The Youth Strings will perform Vivaldi's Concerto in G (Allegro) and music from "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Klaus Badelt. (Mail Tribune, OR)
The Pearl Fishers 101 Feb 3, 2007
Georges Bizet s first opera, Les P cheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), though not as popular as his opera , it still is performed around the world. It is a French opera with a libretto by Eug;ne Cormon and Michel Carr. (Suite101.com)
