If Georges Bizet had written only Carmen, he would still have earned his place in classical music’s Hall of Fame, yet there is much more to this composer who died tragically young.

Bizet came from a very musical family – his father was a composer and his mother was a pianist – and his own musical talents were obvious from an early age. In fact, he was such a talented ...

Watch Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Opéra de Lausanne 202 min Watch the programme Performed by mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez, Bizet’s famous opera transcends the ages in the gilded splendour of the ...

Il s’agit du premier opéra que Georges Bizet va composer. Il fait suite à une commande de l’opéra-comique. En quelques mois seulement, en 1863, cet opéra en trois actes, sur un livret d ...