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- His most famous work is the opera, Carmen
- Born in Paris in 1838
- Showed aptitude for music as a child and was accepted into the Paris Conservatory at the age of 9 (usually, students had to be 10 to enter)
- Won several prizes for his piano playing and wrote many piano pieces
- Studied music, composed, taught, and met with other composers through his 20s
- In his early 30s, served in the Franco-Prussian War during the siege of Paris
- Died suddenly of illness at the age of 36, three months after the premiere of Carmen
- Carmen was not immediately successful, but by the time Bizet died, people were starting to recognize its quality
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