Georges Bizet
1) Carmen
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Perhaps the world's best tenor, Andrea Bocelli brings a touch of sincerity and an arresting sound to Georges Bizet's most popular and stylistically revolutionary opera. After its initial performance run in Paris in 1875, Carmen launched a global shift towards realism, later referred to worldwide as verismo. It is also the fourth most performed opera in North America according to Opera America. Carmen plus Bocelli can only equal greatness.
4) Carmen
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The line between fantasy and reality dissolves when during intense rehearsals for a dance production of Carmen the director of the dance company and his young star find themselves living the "Carmen" story of love and treachery.
9) Nocturne
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"Glyndebourne Festival Opera is celebrated worldwide. Situated in the heart of one of England's loveliest countrysides, it's the perfect setting for combining operatic excellence with a unique sense of occasion. Glyndebourne excels in the production of pieces that are enhanced by the intimate setting of its auditorium, as evidenced here in extracts from works by Rossini, Gluck, Bizet, Mozart and Monteverdi."--Container