![]() In 1863, Bizet produced his finest effort since the C major Symphony some eight years earlier - the opera Les Pecheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), but made little impression on the music world. In 1861 he produced an overture, La Chasse d'Ossian (which remains officially 'lost' - possibly destroyed by Bizet himself), and the following year a one-act opera, La Guzla de l'Emir, which he promptly withdrew and destroyed before it could go into production.īrilliant with melody and colour, Bizet instinctively composed with the dramatic conciseness of his idols - Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn. As a result, he was based in the Italian capital from 1857-60, where he completed a two-act opera buffa, Don Procopio (not heard until 1906), and a Te Deum. He was one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th century, yet only towards the end of his life did he discover his true creative voice.īorn in Paris, the son of professional musicians, Bizet was just a few days short of his 10th birthday when he entered the Paris Conservatoire.Īt the age of 17 he produced his spontaneously assured C major Symphony.īizet's studenthood was littered with prizes, including the Prix de Rome. Georges Bizet (1838–1875) was a French composer, mainly of operas. ![]()
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