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On 3 June 1869, Georges Bizet married Geneviève Halévy, the younger daughter of composer Jacques-Fromental Halévy. The couple had one son, Jacques Bizet, born in 1871. Initially they were happy. But later difference cropped up between them, mainly because of Geneviève's nervous instability.
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Edukację muzyczną rozpoczął w domu rodzinnym. W 1848 przed 10 urodzinami Bizet został przyjęty do paryskiego konserwatorium, gdzie uczył się gry na fortepianie i organach oraz kompozycji (u Jacques’a Fromentala Halévy’ego), przez jakiś czas również harmonii u Charles’a Gounoda.
In Bizet's family circle, his father Adolphe died in 1886. Bizet's son Jacques killed himself in 1922 after an unhappy love affair. Jean Reiter, Bizet's elder son, had a successful career as press director of Le Temps, became an Officer of the Legion of Honour, and died in 1939 at the age of 77.
Georges Bizet was born in Paris. He was registered as Alexandre César Léopold, but baptised as "Georges" on 16 March 1840, and was known by this name for the rest of his life. His father, Adolphe Bizet, had been a hairdresser and wigmaker before becoming a singing teacher despite his lack of formal training.
Bizet's family was immersed in music, his father a singing teacher and his mother a fine pianist. Georges showed musical talent when very young, and through the influence of his mother's brother François Delsart, a well-known singer, was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire at the age of nine where he was taught by Antoine-François Marmontel.
Georges od początku był związany z muzyką – matka była pianistką, ojciec kompozytorem i nauczycielem śpiewu. Edukacja muzyczna chłopca rozpoczęła się w domu, a mając 10 lat został przyjęty do konserwatorium muzycznego w Paryżu.
In Bizet's family circle, his father Adolphe died in 1886. Bizet's son Jacques committed suicide in 1922 after an unhappy love affair. Jean Reiter, Bizet's elder son, had a successful career as press director of Le Temps, became an Officer of the Legion of Honour, and died in 1939 at the age of 77.
