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Recycler: Bizet always reused material from unproduced or unfinished works.

Parisian to the core: Aside from his three years in Italy after winning the Prix de Rome, Bizet rarely left Paris and its suburbs.

Highest praise: Bizet’s ability as a pianist, particularly as a sight-reader, was so great that the famous Liszt pronounced him his equal.

That’s a major reason for his theatrical failures. Bizet could do none of this, floating from project to project without a clear path. A theater composer has to take charge of his librettists and the staging of a work, and deal effectively with theater directors. However, he was also moody and indecisive, which caused a break in his marriage.

Dual nature: Bizet was sincere, guileless, and vivacious.Name game: Bizet’s given name was Alexandre César Léopold.Bizet dies three months later, after suffering two heart attacks. It finally premieres on March 3, 1875, and is successful, despite its scandalous storyline. Rehearsals for Carmen are delayed, partly because one of the Opéra Comique’s two directors objected to the morality of the libretto. Carmen, 1873-1875: Commissioned by the Opéra Comique.The orchestral suite of music to the play L’Arlesienne (The girl from Arles, 1872), is an immediate hit. Back on track, 1871-1872: Bizet finishes the one-act opera Djamileh and the piano suite Jeux d’enfants (Children’s games), some of which are orchestrated and performed.

Nevertheless, he continues to work, finishing the big symphony Roma in 1868. Doubt, 1867: The lukewarm reaction to Bizet’s La jolie fille de Perth (The fair maid of Perth), troubles Bizet and increases his chronic indecisiveness.This is a moderate success winning praise from then-critic Hector Berlioz.

In 1863, he writes Les pêcheurs de perles (The pearl fishers) for the Theatre-Lyrique. Young professional, 1860: Bizet works as an arranger, making piano reductions of large scores.