![]() ![]() His death, at age 36, has been attributed to heart disease but has never been definitively defined. Like The Barber of Seville, La Traviata, and Madame Butterfly it forms the quartet of sublime masterpieces that were unsuccessful (or even fiascos) when they were first performed.Ĭarmen’s initial failure is especially poignant as Bizet died three months after its unsuccessful premiere in 1875. Carmen’s popularity is worldwide, yet the work started as a failure. Below are the Program Notes I wrote for the occasion.īizet’s great opera recently had its 1000th performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra will present two concert performances of Carmen – May 1 and 2.
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