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From Act I
Role Carmen, a gypsy
Voice / Vocal Fach Soprano / lyric Soprano
key of recordings
Language French
Composer George Bizet
Poet Henri Meilhac
Range L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)

L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) by Bizet- Translation / Accompaniment with sheet music

L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera), a setting by Henri Meilhac, is an aria from Carmen composed by George Bizet in 1875.

Though light, the piano accompaniment provides an underlying pulse, lending the song a sense of propulsion; at the same time, the vocal line is appropriately dreamy and languid. While the vocal range is not especially demanding, the accompaniment provides little pitch support for the voice’s sometimes unusual intervals. When well performed, this richly expressive song is one of the most impressive and moving in the entire repertoire.