L’amour est un oiseau rebelle

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"L’amour est un oiseau rebelle" is the famous aria sung by the character Carmen in Georges Bizet’s opera *Carmen*, known for its seductive melody and depiction of love as untamable.

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instanceOf aria
musical work
opera aria
alsoKnownAs Habanera NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacterTrait Carmen’s independence
Carmen’s sensuality
basedOn El arreglito NERFINISHED
basedOnComposer Sebastián Iradier NERFINISHED
centuryOfComposition 19th century
composer Georges Bizet NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
depicts love as untamable
firstPerformanceCity Paris NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCountry France NERFINISHED
firstPerformancePlace Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceWork Carmen NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1875
frequentlyPerformedIn concerts
recitals
frequentlyRecordedBy mezzo-sopranos
fromAct Act 1
hasCharacter Carmen NERFINISHED
female chorus
male chorus
hasGenre classical music aria
hasTitleInFrench L’amour est un oiseau rebelle NERFINISHED
key D minor
language French
librettist Henri Meilhac NERFINISHED
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED
musicalStyle habanera
notableFor iconic status in opera repertoire
seductive melody
openingWords L’amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser
operaBy Georges Bizet NERFINISHED
operaGenre opéra comique
operaSettingPeriod early 19th century
originalMedium opera
partOf Carmen NERFINISHED
performanceContext cigarette factory break
setting Seville NERFINISHED
sungByCharacter Carmen NERFINISHED
theme freedom
seduction
timeSignature 2/4
voiceType mezzo-soprano
workFromCountry France NERFINISHED

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Habanera (L’amour est un oiseau rebelle) alternativeTitle L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Habanera (L’amour est un oiseau rebelle) openingWords L’amour est un oiseau rebelle