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A child prodigy

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Bizet: 10 facts about the great composer

Georges Bizet composer Carmen

1. A child prodigy

Georges Bizet was born in Paris on 25 October 1838. His father was a singing teacher and his mother was an accomplished pianist who gave Georges his first lessons. The Paris Conservatoire was so impressed by the boy’s abilities that it waived its age rule and offered him a place when he was nine.

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