Bizet's

The offerings included "Les Carillons," a world premiere (to Georges Bizet's "L'Arlésienne"); "DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse," a company premiere (2006, to Michael Nyman); and "Polyphonia," a 2001 creation for NYCB (to György Ligeti).

With Little to Cheer Besides Balanchine Robert Greskovic 2012

The run's final Shchedrin score will be "Carmen Suite," an arrangement of Bizet's famous and memorable music.

Forgoing the Classics, but Still Nothing New Robert Greskovic 2011

As he did with Bizet's "Carmen" nearly 30 years ago, Brook has radically altered Mozart's work, turning it from a full-length two-act opera into one that lasts 90 minutes without intermission.

Howard Kissel: Peter Brook's "A Magic Flute" Howard Kissel 2011

But despite Bizet's folk-inspired incidental music and Jean-Marc Puissant's expansive background that looked as if its paint strokes and ink washes were meant to suggest the furrowed earth in and around Arles, France, "Carillons" dipped barely a toe in the rustic atmosphere.

With Little to Cheer Besides Balanchine Robert Greskovic 2012

As he did with Bizet's "Carmen" nearly 30 years ago, Brook has radically altered Mozart's work, turning it from a full-length two-act opera into one that lasts 90 minutes without intermission.

Howard Kissel: Peter Brook's "A Magic Flute" Howard Kissel 2011

Barney Kessel's great album "Modern Jazz Performances from Bizet's Carmen" shows up on my iPod Nano under children's music.

Carmen Was Hardly A Mary Poppins Type 2012

Bizet's "Djamileh" exploits similar metaphors, starting with the overture, in which a comically grotesque march leads to a sprightly theme for flute and tambourine that signals an exotic tale to come.

Go East, Monsieur Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012

Berlin Friendship Tested Georges Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers" was only staged in one 18-performance run during his lifetime, but it received renewed attention in the 20th century for its melodies and structure, which suggest it was a predecessor of the composer's most famous opera, "Carmen."

What's On Around Europe 2011

The screenings of filmed productions at the Met play on 10 consecutive nights in Lincoln Center Plaza and include Bizet's "Carmen," the Met's best-selling "Live in HD" transmission to date.

The Short List 2011

Martinez has a special fondness for Bizet's opera because Carmen's young rival, the courageous Micaela, was her Met debut role in 2005.

Susan Dormady Eisenberg: Soprano Ana Maria Martinez Prepares to Sing Butterfly at Washington National Opera Susan Dormady Eisenberg 2011