In 1845, Florida was admitted to the United States as the 27th state. In 1875, "Carmen" by Georges Bizet premiered in Paris.

Performed by mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez, Bizet’s famous opera transcends the ages in the gilded splendour of the Salle Favart. This daring production is directed by Andreas Homoki and conducted by ...

O pera directors like to reimagine the classics. Take Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” which San Francisco Opera opened on Wednesday. While there have been a Nazi-era Carmen, a 20th-century ...

Andreas Homoki’s new take on Bizet’s much-loved opera goes back to its 1875 premiere and starts time-travelling from there, ...

Bizet came from a very musical family – his father was a composer and his mother was a pianist – and his own musical talents were obvious from an early age. In fact, he was such a talented ...

The season will feature Georges Bizet's "Carmen" and Gaetano Donizetti's "The Elixir of Love". "Carmen" will be performed on Oct. 10 and 12 at the Valentine Theatre. The well-known production ...

Georges Bizet composed incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's drama, L'Arlésienne, The Girl from Arles. It was first performed in 1872 at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. The premiere was a ...

The Israeli Opera holds a dress rehearsal before the opening of the Israeli Opera Festival of Geroges Bizet's "Carmen" at the foot of the ancient fortress Masada, Israel, on June 5, 2012.