Carmen
Vocal Score
Sheet Music

Item Number: 21440449
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Instruments
Piano Accompaniment
Voice
Genres
Opera
Romantic Period
Formats
Reduction
Vocal Score
Usages
School and Community
Vocal and Piano Reduction

SKU: BT.CP-13947900

Vocal Score. Composed by Georges Bizet. Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi). Opera or Operetta. Vocal Score. Composed 2005. Ricordi #CP 13947900. Published by Ricordi (BT.CP-13947900).

French.

Bizet died on 3rd June 1875, exactly three months after the first performance of his Carmen, which had met with a cool reception. This caused the already undermined composer to fall into a depression which, most probably, led him to take his own life. The following October, Carmen was a triumph in Vienna and ever since this opera has been considered an all-time classic. Inspired by the tale of the same name by Prosper Mérimée (1845), the opera tells the story of the gypsy girl Carmen: a free passionate spirit, she generously gives herself in love, yet fights off all attempts to tie her down. Bizet invented music to suit her character: impetuous and passionate. Andhe turns Spain (a country he never actually visited) into a land of violent passion. Speaking of this opera, the philosopher Nietzsche said 'When we listen to Carmen, we too become a masterpiece'.