(Libretto)
SKU:
HL.49041671
Einfuhrung und
Kommentar. Composed
by Georges Bizet. Edited
by Kurt Pahlen. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Paperback. Serie
Musik. Text
book/libretto. Composed
1873-1875. 351 pages.
Duration 180'. Schott
Music #SEM 8002.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49041671).
ISBN
9783254080028. French -
German.
Based on
the subject of the
eponymous novella by
Prosper Merimee, 'Carmen'
is George Bizet's last
work. The composer died a
few weeks after the
unsuccessful world
premiere in Paris on 3
March 1875. To the
opera-lover of today, it
is inconceivable that
this work with its
numerous wonderful
'Spanish' melodies and
rhythms - developed by
Bizet virtually 'from
afar' as he had never
travelled through Spain -
could ever be a failure.
Over the course of time,
however, 'Carmen' has
become one of the most
popular and most
frequently played operas
long since.Apart from the
libretto, this edition
contains introductory
commentaries of Kurt
Pahlen who also adds
information on the
compositional structure
and context to the
musical as well as
external and internal
dramatic action of the
opera. A short synopsis
and a brief outline of
the genesis bring the
work into relation with
the composer's entire
oeuvre and life, thus
offering a comprehensive,
richly illustrated
introduction.
