• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The IPA Source Blog

We are the web's largest library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.

Search

Become a guest poster
Visit our site and catalog

Search Results for: Bizet

Perfect for voice – 9 arias from Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles

September 7, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

Final scene of Act 1 of 'The Pearl Fishers' by Bizet - Gallica (adjusted)Georges Bizet’s three act opera, Les pêcheurs de perles, was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris in 1863. Les pêcheurs de perles had 18 performances in its initial run.

Here are nine arias from Les pêcheurs de perles, with perfect for voice type indications, links to the full IPA text, as well as recommended listening links.

Learn more about Les pêcheurs de perles on wikipedia here, and more about Georges Bizet here.

View our complete collection of Georges Bizet texts on IPA Source here.

Au fond du temple saint… Oui, c’est elle!, Duet of Zurga and Nadir from the opera Les pêcheurs de perles

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/au-fond-du-temple-saint-oui-c-est-elle.html
Listen to Roberto Alagna & Bryn Terfel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tLrPVkfCIQ

Perfect for Soprano: Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre, Lëila’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/comme-autrefois-dans-la-nuit-sombre.html
Listen to Pilar Lorengar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96_u1E9lx5w

Perfect for Tenor: De mon amie, Nadir’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/de-mon-amie.html
Listen to Giuseppe di Stefano – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTB2W8IlNc

Perfect for Tenor: Des savanes et des forêts, Nadir’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1338/category/1559/
Listen to Ugo Benelli – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFKkmH3A4Ig

Perfect for Tenor: Je crois entendre encore, Nadir’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/je-crois-entendre-encore.html
Listen to Alfredo Kraus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNwhHwFl_JE

Perfect for Soprano: O Dieu Brahma, Lëila’s scene with chorus

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/o-dieu-brahma.html
Listen to Martha Angelici – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9iafQ-S8tE

Perfect for Baritone: L’orage s’est calmé… O Nadir, tendre ami de mon jeune age, Zurga’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1336/category/1559/
Listen to Renato Bruson – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_hnqHRibY

Perfect for Baritone: Si tu restes fidèle, Zurga’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/si-tu-restes-fidele.html

Perfect for Baritone: Une femme inconnue, Zurga’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/une-femme-inconnue.html
Listen to André Heyboer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYdconbIEBQ

Want more Bizet? Search our blog or check out our collection.

Are you interested in The Fach System? Check out our blog series here.

Filed Under: Composers Tagged With: composers, fach, fach system, Georges Bizet, voice, voice classification, voice type

Eight arias from Georges Bizet’s opera, Carmen

September 1, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

Carmen - illustration by Luc for Journal Amusant 1875Georges Bizet’s four act opera, Carmen, was first performed in Paris in 1875. Carmen, written in the opéra comique genre, was considered unconventional at its initial release. Bizet died after its 33rd performance, never realizing the international acclaim this widely-known opera would have.

Here are eight arias from Carmen, with perfect for voice type indications, links to the full IPA text, as well as recommended listening links.

Learn more about Carmen on wikipedia here, and more about Georges Bizet here.

View our complete collection of Georges Bizet texts on IPA Source here.

Perfect for Mezzo: En vain pour éviter, Carmen’s aria from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/en-vain-pour-eviter.html
Listen to Grace Bumbry – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWiWzsWgt-M

Perfect for Tenor: Halte-là! Qui va là?, Don José’s aria from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/halte-la-qui-va-la.html
Listen to Jonas Kaufmann – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZj-YzuRSE

Perfect for Soprano: Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante, Michaëla’s aria from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/je-dis-que-rien-ne-m-epouvante.html
Listen to Kiri Te Kanawa – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C8WNBHaTec

Perfect for Mezzo: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle, Carmen’s Habanera from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/l-amour-est-un-oiseau-rebelle.html
Listen to Elina Garanca – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upcfFS5LAM

Perfect for Tenor: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée, Don José’s Flower Song from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-fleur-que-tu-m-avais-jetee.html
Listen to Placido Domingo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLXwaq5j5eQ

Georges bizet
Georges Bizet
Perfect for Mezzo: Les tringles des sistres tintaient, Carmen’s Gypsy Song from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/les-tringles-des-sistres-tintaient.html
Listen to Maria Ewing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmSF19NfvI

Perfect for Mezzo: Près des remparts de Séville, Carmen’s Seguidilla from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/pres-des-remparts-de-seville.html
Listen to Marilyn Horne – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPUmLCfdx8I

Perfect for Baritone: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, Escamillo’s Toreador Song from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/votre-toast-je-peux-vous-le-rendre.html
Listen to Justino Diaz – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4UMExM3v7M

Are you interested in The Fach System? Check out our blog series here.

Filed Under: Composers, Voice Classification Tagged With: baritone, composers, fach, fach system, Georges Bizet, mezzo, soprano, tenor, voice, voice classification, voice type

34 Art Songs, as set by Georges Bizet

September 1, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

Young Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) was a French composer and pianist during the Romantic Era.

Bizet is best known for his final work, Carmen, which is one of the most popular and frequently performed operas of all time.

Listen to the audio archives on Georges Bizet’s work at the Library of Congress here.

Learn more about Georges Bizet on Wikipedia here.

Read our blog post with perfect for voice recommendations for Carmen arias here.

View our entire collection of IPA texts for Georges Bizet’s opera arias & art songs on IPA Source:

https://www.ipasource.com/composer/b/bizet-georges-1838-1875.html

From our collection, 34 Georges Bizet art songs, along with links to the IPA text:

À une fleur

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/a-une-fleur-8573.html

Guitare

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/guitare-8630.html

Sonnet

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/sonnet-11363.html

Absence

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/absence-11487.html
Listen to Marilyn Horne: https://youtu.be/NL018GhiN5c

Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/adieux-de-l-hotesse-arabe-8563.html

Agnus Dei

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/agnus-dei-8592.html
Listen to Andrea Bocelli: https://youtu.be/9MJPlmhoSzM

Chanson d’avril

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/chanson-d-avril-8579.html

La coccinelle

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-coccinelle-8580.html

La fuite

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-fuite-8596.html

Ma vie a son secret

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/ma-vie-a-son-secret-8568.html

Oh! Quand je dors

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/oh-quand-je-dors-8611.html

Ouvre ton coeur

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/ouvre-ton-coeur-8570.html

Pastel

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/pastel-8585.html
Listen to Sylvia McNair: https://youtu.be/2FN1Gx_vMyU

Pastorale

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/pastorale-8605.html
Listen to Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: https://youtu.be/DZgDgySBAyM

Tarentelle

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/tarentelle-8602.html

Vieille Chanson

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/vieille-chanson-8574.html

La sirène

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-sirene-8575.html

Berceuse sur un vieil air

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/berceuse-sur-un-vieil-air-8576.html

La chanson de la rose

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-chanson-de-la-rose-8577.html

Douce mer

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/douce-mer-8578.html

L’abandonnée

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/l-abandonnee-8579.html

La chanson du fou

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-chanson-du-fou-8594.html

Adieux à Suzon

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/adieux-a-suzon-8595.html

Rose d’amour

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/rose-d-amour-8582.html

Aimons! Rêvons!

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/aimons-revons-8597.html

En avril

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/en-avril-8584.html

Aubade

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/aubade-8684.html

N’oublions pas

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/n-oublions-pas-8600.html

Voyage

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/voyage-11801.html

Le grillon

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/le-grillon-8617.html

Le matin

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/le-matin-12164.html

Rêve de la bien aimée

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/reve-de-la-bien-aimee-8590.html

Qui donc t’aimera mieux

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/qui-donc-t-aimera-mieux-8591.html

L’esprit saint

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/l-esprit-saint-8592.html

Are you a Carmen fan? View our blog post here, with links to IPA texts for Carmen arias and perfect for voice recommendations.

Filed Under: Composers Tagged With: art songs, composers, French, Georges Bizet, Italian, Latin

October composer birthdays

October 1, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

We’re celebrating 13 composer birthdays during the month of October. Each composer has a link to our entire collection of texts for that individual.

Louis Vierne, born 10/8.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/v/vierne-louis-1870-1937.html

Giuseppe Fortunino Frencesco Verdi, born 10/9.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/v/verdi-giuseppe-1813-1901.html

Charles-Camille Saint-Saens, born 10/9.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/s/saint-saens-camille-1835-1921.html

Ralph Vaughan Williams, born 10/12.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/v/vaughan-williams-ralph-1872-1958.html

Alexander von Zemlinsky, born 10/14.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/z/zemlinsky-alexander-1871-1942.html

Baldassare Galuppi, born 10/18.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/g/galuppi-baldassare-1706-1785.html

Charles Edward Ives, born 10/20.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/i/ives-charles-edward-1874-1954.html

Franz Liszt, born 10/22.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/l/liszt-franz-1811-1886.html

Ferdinand Hiller, born 10/24.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/h/hiller-ferdinand-von-1811-1885.html

Johann Strauss II, born 10/25.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/s/strauss-johann-1825-1899.html

Georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet, born 10/25.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/b/bizet-georges-1838-1875.html

Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov, born 10/25.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/g/gretchaninov-aleksandr-tikhonovich-1864-1956.html

Peter Warlock, born 10/30.
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/w/warlock-peter-1894-1930.html

Filed Under: Featured

October composer birthdays

October 1, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

We’re celebrating 13 composer birthdays during the month of October. Each composer has a link to our entire collection of texts for that individual.

Louis Vierne, born 10/8/1870
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/v/vierne-louis-1870-1937.html

Giuseppe Fortunino Frencesco Verdi, born 10/9/1813
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/v/verdi-giuseppe-1813-1901.html

Charles-Camille Saint-Saens, born 10/9/1825
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/s/saint-saens-camille-1835-1921.html

Ralph Vaughan Williams, born 10/12/1872
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/v/vaughan-williams-ralph-1872-1958.html

Alexander von Zemlinsky, born 10/14/1871
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/z/zemlinsky-alexander-1871-1942.html

Baldassare Galuppi, born 10/18/1706
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/g/galuppi-baldassare-1706-1785.html

Charles Edward Ives, born 10/20/1874
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/i/ives-charles-edward-1874-1954.html

Franz Liszt, born 10/22/1811
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/l/liszt-franz-1811-1886.html

Ferdinand Hiller, born 10/24/1811
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/h/hiller-ferdinand-von-1811-1885.html

Johann Strauss II, born 10/25/1825
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/s/strauss-johann-1825-1899.html

Georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet, born 10/25/1838
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/b/bizet-georges-1838-1875.html

Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov, born 10/25/1864
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/g/gretchaninov-aleksandr-tikhonovich-1864-1956.html

Peter Warlock, born 10/30/1894
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/w/warlock-peter-1894-1930.html

Filed Under: Composers Tagged With: birthday, birthdays, composers

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Tweets by IPASource

Footer

  • Home
  • About IPA Source
  • Contact us
  • Guest Post Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Visit our site and catalog

Copyright © 2019 IPA Source, LLC Log in