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The 11 pages that link to Georges Bizet, each with the reason it gives.

• Prix de RomeRelated: His 1857 prize win preceded his study at the French Academy in Rome.

• CarmenRelated: His score combines vivid orchestration, memorable melodies, and dance rhythms.

• Opéra-comiqueRelated: Carmen's original spoken dialogue connects his most famous work to the genre.

• French operaRelated: Carmen joined opéra-comique conventions to a drama that unsettled their usual expectations.

• Ludovic HalévyRelated: Bizet set the libretto that Halévy co-wrote with Meilhac.

• Fromental HalévyRelated: Bizet studied with Halévy at the Paris Conservatoire and later married his daughter Geneviève.

• Henri MeilhacRelated: He composed Carmen to a libretto by Meilhac and Halévy.

• Prosper MériméeRelated: Bizet transformed Mérimée’s novella into the work most audiences associate with its title.

• Jules MassenetRelated: Bizet’s career offers a close comparison with Massenet’s place in nineteenth-century French opera.

• Pablo de SarasateRelated: Bizet’s melodies gave Sarasate material for one of his most enduring concert works.