| 1872 | Jun 1872 - The Beginnings of Carmen. The first hint of the coming opera, Carmen, is to be found in a letter which Bizet wrote to a friend in June, 1872, in which he said: "I am asked to write three acts for the Opera ComiqueMeilhac and Halevy will do the piece. It will be ...The Beginnings of Carmen. The first hint of the coming opera, Carmen, is to be found in a letter which Bizet wrote to a friend in June, 1872, in which he said: "I am asked to write three acts for the Opera ComiqueMeilhac and Halevy will do the piece. It will be bright (gas), but of a brightness that allows style." In an undated letter to another friend he said: "Have finished the first act of Carmen; I am quite content with it."  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.com.au/books?id=gG3GvFNGFJ8C&pg=PA405
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| 1875 | 1875 - Bizet's opera Carmen was first produced at the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1875. The French genre of opera-comique had arisen in the eighteenth century as a Gallic counterpart of the Italian opera buffa, injecting an air of contemporary realism into operatic form.Bizet's opera Carmen was first produced at the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1875. The French genre of opera-comique had arisen in the eighteenth century as a Gallic counterpart of the Italian opera buffa, injecting an air of contemporary realism into operatic form. The success of operetta in the nineteenth century offered a challenge to the form, which retained the characteristic of the German Singspiel, spoken dialogue taking the place of the recitative of opera seria or French ... Show more Show lesswww.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=2262
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| Mar 1875 - Like its story, the opera ``Carmen'' itself had a rather dramatic flight onstage. Sneered as ``immoral'' and ``superficial'' when first staged in Paris in March, 1875, the opera was hailed as a triumph only after Bizet's death later on that same year. ``Carmen'' is ...Carmen'' traces the tragic love story between the innocent Corporal Don Jose and the bewitchingly beautiful femme fatale, Carmen. Like its story, the opera ``Carmen'' itself had a rather dramatic flight onstage. Sneered as ``immoral'' and ``superficial'' when first staged in Paris in March, 1875, the opera was hailed as a triumph only after Bizet's death later on that same year. ``Carmen'' is now a staple of standard operatic repertoire, with the prelude ``Toreador Song'' and aria ... Show more Show lesswww.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/04/145_10675.html
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| Mar 3, 1875 - On March 3rd 1875, Bizet's opera Carmen was given for the first time. Vladimir Shilovsky, who was in Paris at the time, attended this performance. Captivatec by the work, he sent the pianoforte score to his teacher in Moscow. My brother was never so completely ...On March 3rd 1875, Bizet's opera Carmen was given for the first time. Vladimir Shilovsky, who was in Paris at the time, attended this performance. Captivatec by the work, he sent the pianoforte score to his teacher in Moscow. My brother was never so completely away by any modern composition as by Carmen. Bizet's death, three months after the production of the work, only served to strengthen his almost unwholesome passion for this opera. During our visit to Paris Carmen was being ... Show more Show lessbooks.google.com.au/books?id=SYwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA178
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| Jun 3, 1875 - Though the opera was not a failure (it ran for 45 more performances), Bizet felt that no one understood his work and battled depression again. He died on June 3, 1875, just three months after Carmen's premiere. Many have speculated that his premature death was due ...Though the opera was not a failure (it ran for 45 more performances), Bizet felt that no one understood his work and battled depression again. He died on June 3, 1875, just three months after Carmen's premiere. Many have speculated that his premature death was due to his despondence, although the official cause of death was a failed heart due to "acute articular rheumatism." Ironically, today Carmen is arguably the most popular opera in the repertory and is annually one of the most ... Show more Show lesswww.abt.org/education/archive/composers/bizet_g.html
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| 1906 | Dec 15, 1906 - A "CARMEN"' AT THE MANHATTAN Bizet's Opera Given with Splendid Life and Power. AN EXCELLENT CAST SINGS Mme. Bressier-Gianoli and Mr. Dalmores Take the Chief Parts -- The Fine Conducting of Mr. Campanini. The best performance that has yet been given at the Manhattan Opera House was ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0F10FF3C5512738DDDAC0994DA415B868CF1D3
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| 1942 | May 8, 1942 - For many years the San Carlo Opera Company, founded and operated by Fortune Gallo, has been trouping through America, bringing a respectable brand of lyric theatre to communities that would not otherwise see and hear it. The San Carlo Company does not depend on New York for its ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10614F83E5D167B93CAA9178ED85F468485F9
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| 1947 | Jan 22, 1947 - The same babel of languages that has dogged a reporter s attempts to probe the opera company s troubles was present yesterday. A Line from Bigoletto. Carmen Gracia, beautiful colora- tura from Barcelona, Spain, was pa- tient, but getting a bit Irked with the reporter s questions, ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/473584522.html?dids=473584522:473584522&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+22%2C+1947...OPERA'S...
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| 1998 | Feb 5, 1998 - Two years ago, she appeared as Violetta in "La Traviata," and subsequently has shown up in "La Boheme" in Santa Barbara, in the Cleveland Opera's "Faust," and San Diego Opera's "Carmen." Opera is a thorny, venerable and unavoidable force in the world of classical music. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/25916683.html?dids=25916683:25916683&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS: FT&type=current&date=Feb+05%2C...Opera%3B...
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| 2002 | Aug 19, 2002 - After a season liberally sprinkled with rape, murder and a thousand other such delights, it seems lighting a cigarette is about the only shocking thing left that you can do on an operatic stage. As the cigarette haze rises outside the cigarette factory of Act 1, in Lindy Hume's ... www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/18/1029114048240.html
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