1. Carmen, opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet—with a libretto in French by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy—that premiered on March 3, 1875

2. The Countertenors - Andreas Scholl · Dominique Visse · Pascal Bertin Georges Bizet (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Reinhardt Wagner (Conductor), Orchestre Philharmonique de Camargue (Orchestra), Andreas Scholl (Performer), Dominique Visse (Performer), Pascal Bertin (Performer) & 7 …

3. Countertenors are a niche element of the classical music world -- according to Khodr there are only 52 working Countertenors-- but in these baroque-obsessed times, when Handel operas seem to be more frequently revived than the crowd-pleasers of Giacomo Puccini or Georges Bizet, it can be tricky for a countertenor to offer something new.