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Habanera ("music or dance of Havana") is the popular name for "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (French pronunciation: [lamuʁ ɛt‿œ̃n‿wazo ʁəbɛl]; "Love is a rebellious bird"), an aria from Georges Bizet's 1875 opéra comique Carmen.
Carmen sings the "Habanera", act 1. Bizet, who had never visited Spain, sought out appropriate ethnic material to provide an authentic Spanish flavour to his music. [25] Carmen's habanera is based on an idiomatic song, "El arreglito", by the Spanish composer Sebastián Yradier (1809–65).
The Toreador Song, also known as the Toreador March or March of the Toreadors, is the popular name for the aria " Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" ("I return your toast to you"), from the French opera Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
Whizzin' Away Along de Track (Quintet (Nous avons en tête une affaire) in Bizet's opera) – Rum, Dink, Myrt, Frankie, and Carmen; Dis Flower (Flower Song in Bizet's opera) – Joe; If You Would Only Come Away – Carmen and Joe; Act 2. De Cards Don't Lie (Card Song in Bizet's opera) – Frankie, Myrt, Carmen, and female chorus; Dat Ol' Boy ...
The song is an adaptation of the aria L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Love is a rebellious bird – more commonly known in English as Habanera), from the opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. [4] [5] [6] The song addresses the theme of alienation through social networks.
Habanera, guitar composition by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza; Habanera, guitar composition by Xavier Montsalvatge "Habanera" (aria), popular name of an aria "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Bizet's opera Carmen; Habanera (John Harle album), a 1987 album by the English classical saxophonist John Harle; Habanera, a 2000 album by Celia Cruz
Another of Iradier's compositions is "El Arreglito", a habanera used by Georges Bizet in his opera Carmen. Bizet, thinking it was a folk song, was inspired by the melody, and recomposed it as the aria "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle", also known as the "Habanera". When he discovered his mistake, Bizet added a note to the vocal score of the opera ...
The two suites of music from Carmen were arranged by Ernest Guiraud, No. 1 in 1882 : Prélude—Aragonaise (Act IV Entr’acte)—Intermezzo (Act III Entr’acte)—Séguedille—Les dragons d’Alcalá (Act II Entr’acte)—Les toréadors, and No. 2 in 1887: Marche des contrebandiers—Habanera—Nocturne (Act III Air de Micaëla)—Chanson ...