Carmen (1915 Cecil B. DeMille film) so DeMille instructed his screenwriter brother William to base his scenario on the public domain novella "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée. The novella's Carmen was more wilful and manipulative than the opera version. For instance, William included a cigarette factory fight scene from the book which was not found in the opera. Composer Hugo Riesenfeld arranged the orchestral score, his first of many for film, which "was" based on that of Bizet's opera. It was performed at the premiere and other prestigious screenings. There have been two restorations of Riesenfeld's score: the first was by Gillian Anderson, recorded with the London
Opera in German abroad. Though he began in Germany, Giacomo Meyerbeer was more famous for his contributions to Italian and (especially) French opera. He fused elements from all three national styles into his conception of grand opera, which had an important influence on the development of German music, including Wagner's early works. Other notable operas of the time include "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" (1849) by Otto Nicolai and "Martha" (1847) by Friedrich von Flotow. Later came Peter Cornelius ("Der Barbier von Bagdad", 1858), Hermann Goetz ("Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung", 1874) and Karl Goldmark ("Die Königin von Saba", 1875). Mention should be made of