Quote by: Georges Bizet

I don't want to write a mass before being in a state to do it well, that is a Christian. I have therefore taken a singular course to reconcile my ideas with the exigencies of Academy rules. They ask me for something religious: very well, I shall do something religious, but of the pagan religion. . . . I have always read the ancient pagans with infinite pleasure, while in Christian writers I find only system, egoism, intolerance, and a complete lack of artistic taste.


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Author Bio


  • NameGeorges Bizet
  • DescriptionFrench composer
  • AliasesAlexandre César Léopold Bizet
  • BornOctober 25, 1838
  • DiedJune 3, 1875
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionComposer; Musician
  • WorksCarmen; Carmen Suites (Bizet/Guiraud); Ave Maria
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Prix De Rome