The overture to Bizet’s opera Carmen has accompanied the Formula One champagne-spraying podium tradition since the mid-90s. Since it was first televised in 1978, Formula One racing has become ...

When the curtain first came down on Georges Bizet’s Carmen, on March 3, 1875, nobody in attendance would have guessed that they had witnessed what would become admired as one of opera’s finest ...

Carmen by Bizet - Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with soloists Magdalena Kozena , Jonas Kaufmann , Genia Kuhmeier and Kostas Smoriginas. Carmen must instill hope in the bosom ...

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Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča sings the habanera from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert airs on PBS with special guest Renée ...

When Bizet’s opera Carmen was first performed in 1875, critics reported the reception was "glacial." After only 33 performances the composer died suddenly, never to know of the international success ...

Bizet’s Carmen co-existed beautifully with New Order and Iggy Pop and introduced a generation to opera. Trainspotting is the quintessential 90s movie, a caustic tale of drug addiction, manhood, bitter ...

This thrillingly fresh and vibrant version of Carmen, based on performances given in Salzburg and Berlin earlier this year, deserves to rank with the classic recordings conducted by Beecham and Abbado ...

Elīna Garanča Sings the Habanera with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča sings the habanera from Georges Bizet's "Carmen" with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.