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CARMEN is probably the most popular opera ever composed. Alas, this masterpiece was the final work of Georges Bizet, who died a few weeks after its dismal world premiere. Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean discusses Bizet\\u2019s genius and career with Assistant Conductor Phil Kelsey, who also contributes musical examples at the piano. Dean and Kelsey consider THE PEARL FISHERS, LA JOLIE FILLE DE PERTH, DJAMILEH, Bizet\\u2019s \\u201cChanson d\\u2019Avril,\\u201d and CARMEN, plus operas by Bizet\\u2019s contemporaries, including LAKM\\xc9 by L\\xe9o D\\xe9libes and SAMSON ET DALILAH by Camille Saint-Sa\\xebns. An extended quote from the Memoirs of C\\xe9leste Venard, aka La Mogador, is read by Ginger Costa-Jackson.