Carmen [videorecording] : opéra en quatre actes = [opera] in four acts / [music by] Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
- Uniform Title
- Carmen
- Language
- French, German, English, Spanish, Chinese. Sung in French; French, German, English, Spanish or Chinese subtitles.
- Imprint
- Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ; New York : Marketed by Universal Music Classical, c2010.
- Physical description
- 2 videodiscs (167 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
- Contributor
- Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
- Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
- Garanča, Elīna, 1976-
- Alagna, Roberto.
- Frittoli, Barbara.
- Rhodes, Teddy Tahu, 1966-
- Nézet-Séguin, Yannick, 1975-
- Halvorson, Gary.
- Fleming, Renée.
- Eyre, Richard, 1943-
- Howell, Rob.
- Mumford, Peter, 1946-
- Wheeldon, Christopher.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
- Universal Music Group.
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Carmen, a beautiful sultry gypsy, woos the corporal Don José. Their relationship leads to his rejection of his former love, mutiny against his superior, and joining a gang of smugglers. His jelousy when she turns from him to the bullfighter Escamillo leads him to murder Carmen.
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- Publication date
- 2010
- Note
- Title from booklet.
- "Carmen exists in an independent universe where her existence is defined by her desire for men and their desire for her, always on her terms. And she burns up whomever she desires."--Booklet.
- Program notes and synopsis in English (20 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
- Bonus material (in English): Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna backstage with Renée Fleming. Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: Yannick Nézet-Séquin ; Barbara Frittoli and Teddy Tahu Rhodes ; Christopher Wheeldon.
- Production Credits
- Director, Gary Holvorson ; host, Renée Fleming ; production, Richard Eyre ; set & costume designer, Rob Howell ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon.
- Participant
- Elīna Garanča (Carmen) ; Roberto Alagna (Don José) ; Barbara Frittoli (Michaëla) ; Teddy Tohu Rhodes (Escamillo) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Yannick Nézet-Séquin, conductor.
- Event
- Filmed live in HD transmission at the Metropolitan Opera on Jan. 16, 2010.
- Format
- DVD; picture format NTSC, 16:9; sound formats: PCM stereo., DTS 5.1; region code 0.
- Related Work
- Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
- Publisher Number
- B0014311-09 Deutsche Grammophon
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