Timeline Wednesday 3 March 1875

Events on Wednesday 3 March 1875 1

• 1875 Carmen premieres in Paris Bizet's opera opens at the Opera-Comique to a poor reception Georges Bizet's opera Carmen premiered at the Opera-Comique in Paris, shocking audiences with its frank depiction of passion, jealousy, and murder among working-class characters. Bizet died three months later unaware that Carmen would become one of the most performed operas in the world.