Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), born in Paris, is one of the most famous French composers of the Romantic music period. He was a musical genius. He made his concert debut at the age of ten, and he wrote many operas, symphonies, and concertos. 

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Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Debussy might be the most famous French composer. He is considered the father of French musical Impressionism. Among his outstanding works are the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune, La Mer, or his Quatuor à cordes. Clair de Lune is the 3rd movement of the famous piano suite Suite Bergamesque. It was composed in 1890. The name was probably inspired by the poem Clair de Lune of the famous French poet Paul Verlaine.

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Born in Paris, Georges Bizet is another composer of the Romantic era. He composed Carmen, which is one of the best-known and most-performed operas in the world.

The opera Carmen was created in 1875 in Paris. It’s an opéra comique in four acts with the story taking place is Seville and its surroundings in the early 19th century. Carmen is the main character, she’s a cigar maker at the tobacco factory in Seville.

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