| Nationality: | French |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Oct. 25, 1838 - Paris |
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Date & Place of Death: |
June 3, 1875 - Bougival |
| Near Family: | Wife: Genevieve Halevy (m. 1869) |
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Main Place of Residence: |
At one point he lived in Rome, but he later returned to Paris where he spent most of his life. |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Along with other works he was mostly a composer of opera. |
| Major Work(s): | His most famous work is the opera Carmen (1875) whose succses he never lived to see. |
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