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Bizet

Bizet

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A French composer who wrote the opera Carmen
  • proper noun
  • /bɪˈzeɪ/
: Bizet
  • Once viewers could follow the form of these simple tunes, Bernstein presented a more complex example from Bizet's Carmen.
  • Bizet’s Carmen

Examples

  • Indeed, according to Colmeiro, "With Bizet's Carmen, the orientalization of Spain reached a new zenith."

    Academic text (2016)
  • Georges Bizet is remembered first and foremost for his masterpiece, Carmen.

  • I mean the sort that pop music basically consists of, which is also present in rock and in Bizet's Carmen (always my example).

    Blog text (34)
  • Significantly, the death of the bull is to be played against the music of Bizet’s Carmen (61).

    Academic text (1992)
  • Filmed at the Teatro Real in Madrid, this film is a rebirth of the classic Bizet's Carmen, with traditional Spanish flamenco infused into the story.

    Academic text (2015)
  • He prided himself on finding lesser-known gems, such as Bizet's "other" opera, The Pearlfishers.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Even our repertoire spoke of diminished expectations: Beethoven's First, excerpts from Bizet's Carmen, Schubert's Unfinished.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • A clear example of a mi-do-re pitch pattern is found in the ostinato used for the "Carillon" section of L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 1 by Georges Bizet.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Are you a fan of Bizet's Carmen?

  • The strains of Bizet's Carmen wafted through the air.

Synonyms

Georges Bizet
vsBizet
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A French composer in the 1800s who wrote the opera Carmen

has identical meaning but uses the fuller personal name form

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Bizet is a French family name best known from the composer Georges Bizet, who wrote the opera 'Carmen'. So, the name Bizet now makes people think of his music and that famous opera.