The joint ensemble performed works including Brahms's Symphony No 1 and Bizet's Carmen.

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In June 2010, Norwich City Council collaborated with The Royal Opera House to bring Bizet's Carmen live to the Big Screen.

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Norman clearly enjoys the only nod to opera on the new disc, a jazzed-up version of the "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen.

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Meanwhile, a film version of Bizet's opera Carmen - translated into the South African language Xhosa - has received a warm reception at the festival.

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Held at cocktail bar Le Carmen, which was once the home of composer Bizet and is named after his famous opera, the concept of Book Club is simple: bring a favourite book to swap.

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When you sing for your supper, it's hard to keep weight on, says Teddy Tahu Rhodes, who takes a star turn as the bullfighter, Escamillo, in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Bizet's "Carmen" starting Saturday in New York.

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One of the most exciting places in Paris right now has to be Le Carmen, a cocktail bar housed in a listed building that was once home to the composer Bizet and after whose opera the establishment is named.

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