Carmen (Bizet, Georges)
 | For the orchestral suites compiled by others after the composer's death, see Carmen Suite No.1 (Bizet, Georges) and Carmen Suite No.2 (Bizet, Georges) |
Performances
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Habanera (Act I, No.5)
For Voice, Mixed Chorus and 2 Pianos (Machella)
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Maurizio Machella
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Scores
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First edition (reprint)
Paris: Choudens Pére et Fils, n.d.[1877]. Plate A.C. 3795.
Budapest: Könemann, 1994. Plate K 1005.
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Prelude, Act I
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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate 9028.
Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1987).
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Parts
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Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 3276
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Violins II
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Cellos / Basses
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m.kowalski49 (8 October 2011)
Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 3276
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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Vocal Scores
Complete
Preliminaries - Act I - Act II
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Massenetique (12 July 2011)
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First edition
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1875]. Plate A.C. 3082.
This edition constitutes the opera as it was presented at the premiere, without Guiraud's recitatives and including the Scène et pantomime (No.2), which was dropped after the 30th performance.
Missing pages 129-130.
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Complete Score
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Quaerendo Invenietis (27 May 2007)
Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892)
French / English
Theodore Baker (1851-1934), English text
New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 12117.
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Original spoken dialogue replaced with recitatives by Ernest Guiraud.
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Complete Score
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Massenetique (6 April 2011)
Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849-1921), piano reduction
German
D. Louis, pseud. Julius Hopp (1819-1885), German text
Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 8750.
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Habanera (Act I, No.5)
Complete Score (E major: high voice and piano)
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Massenetique (23 July 2011)
French
Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1875). Plate A.C. 3109.
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Complete Score (D major: medium voice and piano)
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Keller, Klaus-Dieter (16 September 2007)
English / French / Italian
George Cooper (1840–1927), English text
New York: The University Society, 1910. Plates 1-699-5 to 5-699-5.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For Piano solo (Bizet)
Complete Score
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Paris: Choudens Pére et Fils, n.d.(1875). Plate A.C. 3169.
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For Piano solo (Ruthardt)
Complete Score
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Adolf Ruthardt (1849-1934)
Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 8799.
Cover and index not currently included.
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For Piano solo (Wöss)
Color Cover
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Mattheson78 (27 June 2009)
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Josef Venantius Wöss (1863–1943)
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1902). Plate U.E. 955.
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Selections
For String Orchestra (McAlister)
1. Les Dragons d'Alcala
2. Habanera
3. Seguidilla
4. Les Toreadors
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Clark McAlister (b.1946)
Boca Raton: LudwigMasters Publications, 2007. Catalog M 8014
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For Flute, 2 Violins, Cello and Piano (Saar)
Piano score
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Violin 2 part
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Cello part
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Color cover
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Louis Victor Saar (1868–1937)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1898. Plate 13694.c.
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For Violin and Piano (Rebrovič)
Piano Score
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Violin Part
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M. Rebrovič
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 2393.
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For Piano 4 hands (Rebrovič)
Complete Score
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Morel (16 March 2011)
M. Rebrovič
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 2392
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For Piano 4 hands (Singer)
For Piano solo (Deransart)
For Piano solo (Godowsky)
Complete Score (EU)
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Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
Operatic Masterpieces, vol.1
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1936. Plate S & S 101
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For Piano solo (Maylath)
Chorus ("Con vos ber affée") and March
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Henry Maylath (1827–1883)
New York: William A. Pond & Co., 1878. Plate 9678.
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For Piano solo (Moszkowski)
For Piano solo (Warren)
Alfred E. Warren (1834–?)
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1878. Plates 46752, 46730.
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Prélude (No.1)
For Flute, 2 Violins and Cello (Kowalewski)
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J. Kowalewski, 2007
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For 4 Clarinets (Monje)
Complete Score
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Clarinet 1 (B♭)
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Clarinet 3 (B♭)
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Clarinet 4 (B♭)
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David Silva Monje
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For Piano 4 hands (Kleinmichel)
Compete Score
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Richard Kleinmichel (1846–1901)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 8634.
Edition Peters, 1950.
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Habanera (Act I, No.5)
For Mezzo-soprano and Wind Band (Van Duffel)
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Jan Van Duffel (29 January 2011)
Flute 1, 2; Oboe 1/2; Bassoon 1/2
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Clarinet 1, 2, 3 (in B♭)
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Alto Clarinet (in E♭); Bass Clarinet (in B♭)
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Alto Sax 1, 2 (in B♭); Tenor Sax 1/2 (in B♭); Baritone Sax (in E♭)
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Trumpet 1, 2 (in B♭); Flugelhorn (in B♭)
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Horn 1, 2, 3/4 (in F)
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Trombone 1, 2; Bass Trombone (in C)
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Euphonium 1, 2 (in C); Euphonium 1, 2 (in B♭)
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Tuba (in C); Tuba (in E♭); Tuba (in B♭)
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Timpani; Percussion 1, 2
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Jan Van Duffel (29 January 2011)
Viersel: Jan Van Duffel, 2011.
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For Voice, Mixed Chorus and 2 Pianos (Machella)
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Engraving files attached (Finale)
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Maurizio Machella
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For Piano solo (Lange)
For Piano solo (Unknown)
Complete score
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New York: The University Society, n.d.
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Entr'acte (Act II)
For Organ solo (Gouin)
Complete score
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Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2010
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March of the Toreadors (Act IV, No.23)
For Piano solo (Maylath)
Complete Score
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Henry Maylath (1827–1883)
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1879. Plate 46968.
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General Information
| Work Title | Carmen |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Opéra-comique en quatre actes |
| Composer | Bizet, Georges |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | WD 31 |
| Movements/Sections | 4 Acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1873-74 |
| First Performance | 1875-03-03
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| First Publication | 1875 – Paris: Choudens |
| Librettist | Henri Meilhac (1831-1897) Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908) Based on Carmen, a novella by Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870) |
| Language | French |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Full libretto Vo / En Opera Guide Arias, lyrics, translations |
Misc. Comments
Roles
- Carmen, bohémienne (mezzo-soprano)
- Don José, brigadier (ténor)
- Micaëla, paysanne (soprano)
- Escamillo, toréador (baryton)
- Moralès, brigadier (baryton)
- Zuniga, lieutenant (basse)
- Andrès, lieutenant (ténor)
- Lillas Pastia, aubergiste (rôle parlé)
- Le Dancaïre, contrebandier (baryton)
- Le Remendado, contrebandier (ténor)
- Frasquita, bohémienne (soprano)
- Mercédès, bohémienne (mezzo-soprano)
- Un bohémien (basse)
- Une marchande des oranges (alto)
- Un guide (rôle parlé)
- Chœur: officiers, dragons, cigarières, bohémiennes, bohémiens, marchands ambulants
Sections
- 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 presons 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)
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