Sharing with the Habanera for two pianos the distinction ... Debussy's suite Pour le piano was premiered by Ricardo Viñes at the Societé Nationale. This work appeared after a decade-long ...

The 'Habanera' from Act I and the 'Toreador Song' from Act II of 'Carmen' are now two of the best known of all operatic arias. That's a pretty big achievement for an opera that Bizet originally ...