List of compositions by Georges Bizet

This is a list of musical works by the French composer Georges Bizet (1838–1875).

Stage works
Operas:


 * La maison du docteur (The Physician's House), opéra comique, 1 act, (H. Boisseaux; composed either in 1852 or 1855; unperformed)
 * Le docteur Miracle (Doctor Miracle, opérette, 1 act, (L. Battu & L. Halévy, after R.B. Sheridan; composed 1856; first performance: Paris, Bouffes-Parisiens, 9 April 1857)
 * Don Procopio, opéra bouffe, 2 acts, (C. Cambiaggio, after L. Prividali; composed 1858–59; first performance: Monte Carlo, 10 March 1906)
 * La prêtresse (The Priestess), opérette, 1 act, (P. Gille; composed ca. 1861; unperformed)
 * La guzla de l'émir (The Guzla of the Amir), opéra comique, (J. Barbier & M. Carré; composed ca. 1862; unperformed)
 * Ivan IV, opéra, 5 acts, (F.-H. Leroy & H. Trianon; composed ca. 1862–65; first performance: Württemberg, Mühringen Castle, 1946)
 * Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), opéra, 3 acts, (E. Cormon & M. Carré; composed 1863; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863)
 * La jolie fille de Perth (The Fair Maid of Perth), opéra, 4 acts, (J.-H. Vernoy de Saint-Georges & J. Adenis, after W. Scott); composed 1866; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 26 December 1867)
 * Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre (Marlbrough Goes to War), opérette, 4 acts, (P. Siraudin & W. Busnach; composed 1867, Act I only, lost; first performance: Paris, Théâtre de l'Athénée, 13 December 1867; the title was taken from the popular song "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre")
 * La coupe du roi de Thulé (The Cup of the King of Thule), opéra, 3 acts, (L. Gallet & E. Blau; composed 1868–69, after his death the autograph full score was mutilated by various hands and only fragments remain; first performance: (excerpts) BBC Radio, 12 July 1955)
 * Clarisse Harlowe, opéra comique, 3 acts, (Gille & A. Jaime, after S. Richardson; composed 1870–71, incomplete; unperformed)
 * Grisélidis, opéra comique, 1 act, (V. Sardou; composed 1870–71, incomplete; unperformed)
 * Djamileh, opéra comique, 1 act, (Gallet, after A. de Musset; composed 1871; first performance: Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 22 May 1872)
 * Don Rodrigue, opéra, 5 acts, (Gallet & Blau, after G. de Castro y Bellvis; composed 1872, incomplete draft; unperformed)
 * Carmen, opéra, 4 acts, (H. Meilhac & L. Halévy, after P. Mérimée; composed 1873–74; first performance: Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 3 March 1875)

Incidental music:
 * L'Arlésienne (The Girl from Arles), incidental music, 3 acts (A. Daudet; composed 1872; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Vaudeville, 1 October 1872)

Orchestral works

 * Overture in A, 1855
 * Symphony in C major, 1855
 * Roma Symphony, 1866/1868
 * Petite suite (five movements orchestrated from Jeux d'enfants)
 * Overture Patrie, 1872
 * He compiled an orchestral suite using some pieces from his incidental music for L'Arlesienne; after his death, Ernest Guiraud put together a second L'Arlésienne suite, although it also included music from La jolie fille de Perth

Works for chorus and orchestra

 * Clovis et Clotilde (cantata), 1857
 * Te Deum, 1858
 * Ode Symphony Vasco de Gama, 1859–60

Songs
(words by / year composed)
 * L'âme triste est pareille au doux ciel (Lamartine)
 * Petite Marguerite (Olivier Rolland, 1854)
 * La rose et l'abeille (Rolland, 1854)
 * La foi, l'esperance et la charité (de Lagrave, 1854))
 * Vieille chanson (Millevoye, 1865)
 * Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe (Hugo, 1866)
 * Apres l'hiver (Hugo, 1866)
 * Douce mer (Lamartine, 1866)
 * Chanson d'avril (Bouilhet, 1866)
 * Feuilles d'album (1866): "À une fleur" (de Musset), "Adieux à Suzon" (de Musset), "Sonnet" (Ronsard), "Guitare" (Hugo), "Rose d'amour" (Millevoye), "Le grillon" (Lamartine)
 * Pastorale (Regnard, 1868)
 * Rêve de la bien-aimée (de Courmont, 1868; dedicated to Léontine de Maësen)
 * Ma vie a son secret (Arvers, 1868)
 * Berceuse (Desbordes-Valmore, 1868)
 * La chanson du fou (Hugo, 1868)
 * La coccinelle (Hugo, 1868)
 * La sirène (Mendès, 1868)
 * Le doute (Ferrier, 1868)
 * L'esprit saint
 * Absence (Gautier)
 * Chant d'amour (Lamartine)
 * Tarentelle (Pailleron)
 * Vous ne priez pas (Casamir Delavigne)
 * Le colibri (Flan, 1868)
 * Sérénade 'Oh, quand je dors' (Hugo)
 * Vœu (Hugo, 1868)
 * Voyage, Aubade, La nuit, Conte, Aimons, rêvons!, La chanson de la rose, Le Gascon, N'oublions pas!, Si vous aimez!, Pastel, l'abandonnée (these songs are from unidentified unfinished dramatic works)

Works for piano

 * Nocturne in F major
 * Variations chromatiques de concert (Chromatic Variations in Concert; orchestrated by Felix Weingartner in 1933)
 * Caprice in C♯ minor
 * Caprice in C major
 * Chasse fantastique (The Fantastic Hunt)
 * Romance sans paroles (Romance Without Words) in C major
 * Thème brilliant in C
 * Valse in C major
 * Trois esquisses musicales (Three Musical Sketches)
 * Grande valse de concert in E♭
 * Marine
 * Nocturne in D major
 * Four Impromptus
 * Impromptu no. 1, Allegro Modertato in F Minor
 * Impromptu no. 2, Allegretto in A-Flat Major
 * Impromptu no. 3, Andante (Theme with variants) in B-Flat Major
 * Impromptu no. 4, Allegro Scherzando in F Minor
 * Chants du Rhin (Songs of the Rhine)
 * Four préludes
 * Chansons-Mélodies Romances sans Paroles: Chanson d'Avril, Extase, Méditation : Souvenir de l'Arlésienne
 * Venise : Romance sans Paroles
 * Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games) 12 pieces for piano duet
 * 1) L'escarpolette (The Swing, Rêverie)
 * 2) La toupie (The Top, Impromptu)
 * 3) La poupée (The Doll, Berceuse)
 * 4) Les chevaux de bois (The Hobby-horses, Scherzo)
 * 5) Le volant (Battledore and Shuttlecock, Fantasy)
 * 6) Trompette et tambour (Trumpet and Drum, March)
 * 7) Les bulles de savon (Soap Bubbles, Rondo)
 * 8) Les quatre coins (Puss in the Corner, Esquisse)
 * 9) Colin-maillard (Blind Man's Bluff, Nocturne)
 * 10) Saute-mouton (Leap-frog, Caprice)
 * 11) Petit mari, petite femme (Little Husband, little wife, Duo)
 * 12) Le bal (The Ball, Gallop)

Transcriptions

 * Version for solo piano of all three movements of Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2

Completions of others' works

 * Fromental Halévy – Noé, opéra, 3 acts (Saint-Georges; composed 1858–62 and left unfinished at Halévy's death; completed by Bizet; first performance Karlsruhe, 5 April 1885)