Carmen (Bizet, Georges)

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Ambox notice.pngFor the orchestral suites compiled by others after the composer's death, see Carmen Suite No.1 and Carmen Suite No.2


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Aria: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Act I)

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Habanera (Act I, No.5)

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Entr'acte (Act II)

For Organ solo (Gouin)

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Sheet Music

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens Pére et Fils, n.d.[1877]. Plate A.C. 3795.
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Prelude

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens Père et Fils, n.d.[1875]. Plate A.C. 3082.
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Editor Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892)
Language French / English
Translator Theodore Baker (1851-1934), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 12117.
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Habanera (Act I, No.5)

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Sequidilla: Près des remparts de Séville (Act I, No.10)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano solo (Bizet)

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens Pére et Fils, n.d.(1875). Plate A.C. 3169.
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For Piano solo (Ruthardt)

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Arranger Adolf Ruthardt (1849-1934)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 8799.
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For Piano solo (Wöss)

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Arranger Josef Venantius Wöss (1863–1943)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1902). Plate U.E. 955.
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For Orchestra (Bizet, Guiraud)
See: Carmen Suite No.1 and Carmen Suite No.2
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Arranger Joseph Bernard Claus (1833–1905)
Publisher. Info. Universal Band Journal, No.963
New Your: Carl Fischer, 1909. Plate 12852-28 1/2
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Arranger Thomas H. Rollinson (1844-1928)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Oliver Diston Co., 1899. Plate 6193-92-B.
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For String Orchestra (McAlister)

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Arranger Clark McAlister (b.1946)
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1. Les Dragons d'Alcala; 2. Habanera; 3. Seguidilla; 4. Les Toreadors
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For Flute, 2 Violins, Cello and Piano (Saar)

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For Violin and Piano (Rebrovič)

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For Piano 4 hands (Rebrovič)

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For Piano solo (Godowsky)

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Arranger Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
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For Piano solo (Maylath)

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Prélude (No.1)

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For 4 Clarinets (Monje)

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Habanera (Act I, No.5)

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Entr'acte (Act II)

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March of the Toreadors (Act IV, No.26)

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Work Title Carmen
Alternative. Title Opéra-comique en quatre actes
Name Translations 卡门; 卡門; כרמן; 카르멘; Karmena; カルメン; Кармен; كارمن; Karmeno; Կարմեն; Karmen; Carmena; การ์เมน; کارمن; Κάρμεν; കാർമെൻ; კარმენი (ოპერა); Кармэн; கார்மென்; «Кармен» (опера); Кармен (Дуурь); Кармен (аопера)
Name Aliases L'amour est enfant de bohême; Gypsy Song; Carmen de Bizet; Escamillo; カルメン幻想曲; カルメン組曲; カルメン (オペラ); Опера Кармен; คาร์เมน; Òpera Carmen; أوبرا كارمن; Carmen (opera)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 295658854; LCCN: n81120420; GND: 300020724; SUDOC: 031145701; BNF: 12241834c; NKC: aun2008480825
Composer Bizet, Georges
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WD 31
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGB 16
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
1. Prelude
  • Act I
2. Scene and Chorus: "Sur la place" (Micaëla, Moralès)
3. Chorus of Street-boys: "Avec la garde montante"
Recitative: "C'est bien là, n'est-ce pas" (Zuniga, Don José)
4. Chorus of Cigarette-girls: "La cloche a sonné" (Carmen)
5. Habanera: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen)
6. Scene: Chorus: "Carmen, sur tes pas nous nous pressons tous!"
Recitative: "Quels regards! quelle effronterie!" (Don José, Micaëla)
7. Duet: "Parle-moi de ma mère" (Don José, Micaëla)
Recitative: "Reste-là" (Don José, Micaëla)
8. Chorus: "Que se passe-t-il donc là-bas?" (Zuniga)
9. Song and Melodrama: "Coupe-moi, brûle-moi" (Carmen, Don José, Zuniga, Chœur)
10. Sequidilla and Duet: "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, Don José)
11. Finale: "Voici l'ordre, partez" (Zuniga, Carmen)
Entr'acte
  • Act II
12. Gypsy song: "Les tringle des sistres tintaient" (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
Recitative: "Messieurs, Pastia me dit" (Frasquita, Zuniga, Carmen)
13. Chorus: "Vivat, vivat le Toréro!"
14. Couplets: Toreador song: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (Escamillo, Chœur)
Recitative: "La belle, un mot" (Escamillo, Carmen, Zuniga)
Exit of Escamillo
Recitative: "Eh bien vite, quelles nouvelles?" (Frasquita, Le Dancaïre, Mercédès, Carmen)
15. Quintet: "Nous avons en tête une affaire"
(Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado, Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
Recitative: "Mais qui donc attends-tu?" (Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado)
16. Canzonetta: "Halte-là, qui va là?"
(Carmen, Don José, Frasquita, Mercédès, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado)
17. Duet: "Je vais danser en votre honneur" (Carmen, Don José)
Flower song: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Don José)
"Là-bas, là-bas tu me suivrais" (Carmen, Don José)
18. Finale: "Holà, Carmen, holà"
Entr'acte
  • Act III
19. Sextet and Chorus: "Écoute, compagnon"
Recitative: "Reposons-nous une heure ici" (Le Dancaïre, Carmen, Don José)
20. Trio: "Mêlons, coupons" (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
Card aria: "En vain pour éviter" (Carmen)
Recitative: "Eh bien, nous essayerons de passer" (Carmen, Le Dancaïre, Frasquita)
21. Morceau d'ensemble: "Quant au douanier"
22. Air: "Je dis, que rien ne m'épouvante" (Micaëla)
Recitative: "Je ne me trompe pas" (Micaëla, Escamillo, Don José)
23. Duet: "Je suis Escamillo" (Escamillo, Don José)
24. Finale: "Holà, holà José!"
Entr'acte
  • Act IV
25. Chorus: "A deux cuartos" (Zuniga)
26. March and Chorus: "Les voici!" (Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
27. Duet and final Chorus: "C'est toi! C'est moi!" (Carmen, Don José)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1873-74
First Performance. 1875-03-03 in Paris: Opéra-Comique (Favart)
First Publication. 1875 – Paris: Choudens
Librettist Henri Meilhac (1831-1897) and Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908)
after Carmen, a novella by Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices, chorus and orchestra
Roles
Carmen (mezzo)
Don José (tenor)
Micaëla (soprano)
Escamillo (baritone)
Moralès (baritone)
Zuniga (bass)
Andrès (tenor)
Le Dancaïre (baritone)
Le Remendado (tenor)
Frasquita (soprano)
Mercédès (mezzo)
Un bohémien (bass)
Une marchande d'oranges (alto)
Mixed Chorus
officiers, dragons, cigarières, bohémiennes,
bohémiens, marchands ambulants
Orchestra
Related Works Pieces based on Bizet's 'Carmen'
External Links Wikipedia article
Opera Guide
Aria-database.com
Carmen -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus