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
Recordings
Aria: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Act I)
Complete Performance
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MP3 file (audio)
Alain.jacques (2013/4/16)
Jacques Pottier (tenor)
Alain M. Jacques
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rec. 2010
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Habanera (Act I, No.5)
For Voice, Mixed Chorus and 2 Pianos (Machella)
MIDI performance
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Maurizio Machella
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Sheet Music
Full 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
*#30415 - 29.34MB, 184 (ii, 3-184) pp. - (44) - V/V/V - 13887x⇩
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate 9028.
Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1987).
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Carolus (2012/11/13)
Act III, IV
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Carolus (2012/11/13)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, Ed.3200, n.d. Plate 9028.
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Parts
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m.kowalski40 (2011/6/25)
Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 3276.
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m.kowalski49 (2011/10/8)
Violins II
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Cellos / Basses
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m.kowalski49 (2011/10/8)
Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 3276
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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Vocal Scores
Complete
Complete Score
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Afp0815 (2012/5/25)
Preliminaries - Act I - Act II
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Massenetique (2011/7/12)
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Massenetique (2011/7/12)
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 (2007/5/27)
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 (2011/4/6)
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 (2011/7/23)
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 (2007/9/16)
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 (2009/6/27)
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Mattheson78 (2009/6/27)
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
*#24031 - 16.81MB, 19 pp. - (2) - !N/!N/!N - 10011x⇩
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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Flute part
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Violin 1 part
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Violin 2 part
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Cello part
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Color cover
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Generoso (2010/5/28)
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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Massenetique (2010/10/4)
Violin Part
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Massenetique (2010/10/4)
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 (2011/3/16)
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)
Complete Score
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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 2 (B♭)
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Clarinet 3 (B♭)
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Clarinet 4 (B♭)
*#25003 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1063x⇩
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)
Complete Score
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Jan Van Duffel (2011/1/29)
Flute 1, 2; Oboe 1/2; Bassoon 1/2
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Clarinet 1, 2, 3 (in B♭)
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Jan Van Duffel (2011/1/29)
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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Jan Van Duffel (2011/1/29)
Trumpet 1, 2 (in B♭); Flugelhorn (in B♭)
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Jan Van Duffel (2011/1/29)
Horn 1, 2, 3/4 (in F)
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Jan Van Duffel (2011/1/29)
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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Jan Van Duffel (2011/1/29)
Timpani; Percussion 1, 2
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Jan Van Duffel (2011/1/29)
Viersel: Jan Van Duffel, 2011.
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For Voice, Mixed Chorus and 2 Pianos (Machella)
Complete score
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Engraving files attached (Finale)
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Maurizio Machella
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For Violin and Piano (RSB)
Complete score
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RSB 2012
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For Piano solo (Lange)
For Piano solo (Unknown)
Complete score
*#02497 - 0.21MB, 2 (#510-511) pp. - (1) - C/V/C - 3564x⇩
New York: The University Society, n.d.
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Entr'acte (Act II)
For Organ solo (Gouin)
Complete score
*#125900 - 0.12MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1373x⇩
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2010
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March of the Toreadors (Act IV, No.23)
For Piano solo (Maylath)
Complete Score
*#10369 - 0.47MB, 6 pp. - (4) - V/V/V - 3970x⇩
Henry Maylath (1827–1883)
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1879. Plate 46968.
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Free Recordings
Transkription of Horowitz Variations on a theme from Bizet's Carmen Piano Society Javascript is required to submit files.
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 in Paris: Opéra-Comique (Favart) |
| First Publication | 1875 – Paris: Choudens |
| Librettist | Henri Meilhac (1831-1897) and Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908)
|
| Language | French |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices
Chorus Orchestra |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Opera Guide Aria-database.com |
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
- Pottier, Jacques/Performer
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- Ruthardt, Adolf/Arranger
- Wöss, Josef Venantius/Arranger
- McAlister, Clark/Arranger
- Saar, Louis Victor/Arranger
- Godowsky, Leopold/Arranger
- Maylath, Henry/Arranger
- MIT project
- Warren, Alfred E./Arranger
- Kowalewski, Jakub/Arranger
- Monje, David Silva/Arranger
- Kleinmichel, Richard/Arranger
- Van Duffel, Jan/Arranger
- Machella, Maurizio/Arranger
- RSB/Arranger
- Gouin, Pierre/Arranger
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