Georges Bizet

Books about Georges Bizet and his music

Susan McClary and Richard Wagner Georges Bizet: Carmen (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) Cambridge University Press, 1992; ISBN 0521398975; 176 pages Bizet's Carmen is probably the best known opera of the standard repertoire, yet its very familiarity often prevents us from approaching it with the seriousness it deserves. This Handbook explores the opera in a number of contexts, bringing to the surface the controversies over gender, race, class and musical propriety. After a study of Mérimée's story Carmen by Peter Robinson, Susan McClary examines the social tensions in nineteenth-century France that inform both that story and the opera, and traces the opera through its genesis and reception. The Handbook concludes with discussions of four films based on the opera. The volume contains a bibliography, music examples, and a synopsis and will be of interest to students, scholars, and operagoers. Price indication: $ 24.99

Mary Dibbern and Georges Bizet Carmen: A Performance Guide (Vox Music Ae Series, 4) Pendragon Pr, 2001-04; ISBN 1576470326; 310 pages Price indication: $ 46.00

Burton D. Fisher Carmen (Opera Classics Library Series) (Opera Classics Library) Opera Journeys Publishing, 2001; ISBN 1930841477; 128 pages A comprehensive guide to Bizet's CARMEN, featuring a newly translated LIBRETTO with MUSIC EXAMPLES, Principal Characters, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, a Discography, a Videography, a Dictionary of Opera and Musical Terms, and insightful Commentary and Analysis of the opera. Price indication: $ 12.97

Mina Stein Kirstein Curtiss and Georges Bizet Bizet and His World Vienna House Inc, 1974; ISBN 0844300853; 511 pages Price indication: $ 57.50

D. C. Parker Georges Bizet: His Life And Works Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-06-13; ISBN 1436677564; 276 pages Price indication: $ 28.91

Mina Stein Kirstein Curtiss Bizet and His World. Greenwood Press Reprint, 1977-03-18; ISBN 083719427X; 477 pages Price indication: $ 28.32

Martin Cooper Georges Bizet Greenwood Press Reprint, 1971-09-21; ISBN 0837155711; 136 pages Price indication: $ 85.46

Sonya Friedman Bizet's Carmen : Illustrated Opera Random House, Inc., 1996; ISBN 0517200023; 145 pages Price indication: $ 0.01

Robert Lawrence Carmen;: The story of Bizet's opera, Grosset & Dunlap, 1938 Price indication: $ 0.01

Sheet music, libretti, etc.

40 French Songs (High) (For Voice and Piano, Vol. 2) - International Music Co.

Bizet / L'Arlesienne Suites - Warner Bros Pubns
Intermediate/Advanced piano solos by Georges Bizet.

Bizet's Carmen (Dover Opera Libretto Series) - Dover Publications
Ideal opera-lover’s companion contains complete French libretto alongside English translation; alternate opening of Act Four, with translation; plot summary; list of characters; informative introduction. Revised republication (1983) of the work originally published by Dover Publications, New York, 1970. Introduction. Plot Summary. List of Characters.<br>

Carmen - G. Schirmer, Inc.
French/English. Standard Version with sung recitatives.

Carmen - Schott
Bizet's Carmen is one of the most famous operas of all time. Love, jealousy, murder, vast choral set pieces, and overwhelming passion combined with a colorful Spanish setting are sure-fire ingredients for a world-wide success. All the most beautiful tunes from this opera - including the Habanera - have been arranged in easy versions. The pretty illustrations by Brigitte Smith, in color throughout, add to the attractiveness of this volume.

Carmen in Full Score - Dover Publications
The full orchestral and vocal score of what is perhaps the world’s favorite opera, in the grand opera version most commonly performed today, complete with the recitatives by Ernest Guiraud added after Bizet’s death. Reprinted from the authoritative edition published by C. F. Peters, Leipzig. French text.<br>

Carmen Suites Nos. 1 and 2 in Full Score - Dover Publications
This compilation, based on authoritative editions, offers full scores of two suites from Bizet’s supreme achievement: Suite No. 1, featuring the Prélude, Aragonaise, Intermezzo, Séguedille, Les Dragons d’Alcala, and Les Toréadors; and Suite No. 2, including the Marche des Contrebandiers, Habanera, Nocturne, Chanson du Toréador, La Garde Montante, and Danse Bohême. Instrumentation.<br>

Carmen Vocal Score (Dover Vocal Scores) - Dover Publications
The musical story of a gypsy girl and the bullfighter and a soldier who vie for her favors, <i>Carmen</i> offers an irresistible combination of highly original music in a romantic and exotic setting. This inexpensive, authoritative edition of one of the world's most popular operas presents the rare the classic Schirmer edition of 1895 in the original French with a complete English singing version by Dr. Theodore Baker. Indispensable for singers, chorus, and rehearsal pianists, this beautiful engraved volume will delight performers and all devotees of great operatic literature. Lists of credits, characters, and contents. English stage directions. Text in French and English.<br>

Carmen, opera in 3 acts (G. Schirmer's collection of opera librettos) (G. Schirmer's collection of opera librettos) - G. Schirmer

Carmen: An opera in four acts (Fred Rullman series of grand opera libretti) (Fred Rullman series of grand opera libretti) - Belwin Mills
Publisher: New York : E. F. Kalmus Publication date: 0 Subjects: Operas Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

Grand Opera Librettos: Carmen by Bizet (Opera In Four Acts, French and English Text and Music of the Principal Airs) - Oliver Ditson Company
Opera music and vocal score.

Jeux d'enfants - Eulenburg (Schott)

L' Arlesienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2 - Dover Publications
The hallmarks of Bizet’s beloved Carmen--vitality, melodic variety and orchestral color--abound in these delightful suites that originated as incidental music for Alphonse Daudet’s 1872 play, L’Arlésienne. A must for all musicians or music lovers. Original compilation from an authoritative source. Instrumentation.<br>

Les Pecheurs de Perles in Full Score (Dover Music Phoenix Editions) - Dover Publications
<DIV>The composer of the world's most popular opera, <I>Carmen</I> (1875), Bizet first made his mark with this work. This tale of friendship, love, and betrayal has in recent years come to be performed more and more often in opera houses around the world, making an affordable copy of the full score essential for conductors. </DIV>

Symphony in C in Full Score - Dover Publications
<DIV><DIV>Unearthed from the archives of the Paris Conservatory nearly 80 years after its composition, Bizet's lively and youthful <I>Symphony in C</I> is one of the newest and most welcome additions to the orchestral repertoire. Written by a 17-year-old student, the elegant orchestrations and balanced classical forms foreshadow the composer's most famous work, the opera Carmen. </DIV></DIV>