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Release Date:
December 12, 1988
Original Title:
Carmen
Alternate Titles:
Georges Bizet - Carmen (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
ジョルジュ・ビゼー - カルメン(ジェームズ・レヴァイン指揮メトロポリタン歌劇場管弦楽団)
Genres:
Music
Production Companies:
Deutsche Grammophon
The Metropolitan Opera
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG-13
Runtime: 172
This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score. At the center of the story is Agnes Baltsa, whose smoky mezzo is tailor-made for the gypsy Carmen, an independent woman who glories in obeying only her own rules, but who is haunted by fate. Superstar tenor José Carreras is Don José, the solider from a small town who catches Carmen’s eye and is destroyed by his growing obsession with her. Samuel Ramey is the charismatic matador Escamillo, who lures Carmen away from Don José with tragic result. Leona Mitchell is Micaëla, the simple girl from Don José’s hometown who cannot save him. March 21, 1987 Matinee Broadcast.
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Director:
Brian Large
Lighting Design:
Gil Wechsler
Original Music Composer:
Georges Bizet
Original Story:
Prosper Mérimée
Production Design:
John Bury
Stage Director:
Paul Mills
Writer:
Ludovic Halévy
Henri Meilhac
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