Research Catalog

Title

Carmen [videorecording] / by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Mérimée ; a BBC TV/RM Arts/RTVE co-production ; directed for video by Barrie Gavin.

Author

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Publication

Chicago : Home Vision, c1991.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
• Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
• Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
• Mehta, Zubin
• Ewing, Maria
• Lima, Luis
• Vaduva, Leontina
• Quilico, Gino
• Howarth, Judith
• Rigby, Jean
• Earle, Roderick
• Blanchard, Jean-Pierre
• Caproni, Bruno
• Egerton, Francis
• Pageon, Daniel
• Rosol, Jean
• Ortega, Juan
• Gavin, Barry
• Espert, Nuria
• Vera, Gerardo
• Squarciapino, Franca
• Boyer, Bruno
• Charlton, John
• Hoyos, Cristina
• Booth-Jones, Christopher
• Royal Opera House (London, England)
• British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
• RM Arts (Firm)
• Radiotelevisión Española
• Home Vision

Description

2 videocassettes (164 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Subjects

• Video
• Operas

Genre/Form

Video.

Note

• Opera in 4 acts.
• Synopsis (7 p.) inserted in container.

Credits (note)

• Nuria Espert, stage director ; Gerardo Vera, set designer ; Franca Squarciapino, costume designer ; Bruno Boyer, John Charlton, stage lighting ; Cristina Hoyos, flamenco choreography.

Event (note)

• Taped live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

System Details (note)

• VHS, stereo hi-fi.

Language (note)

• Sung in French, with English subtitles.

Call Number

*LVH 777 (F)

OCLC

• 26515197
• NYPG93-F18

Author

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Title

Carmen [videorecording] / by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Mérimée ; a BBC TV/RM Arts/RTVE co-production ; directed for video by Barrie Gavin.

Imprint

Chicago : Home Vision, c1991.

Performer

Maria Ewing (Carmen) ; Luis Lima (Don José) ; Leontina Vaduva (Micaëla) ; Gino Quilico (Escamillo) ; Judith Howarth (Frasquita) ; Jean Rigby (Mercédés) ; Roderick Earle (Zuniga) ; Christopher Booth-Jones (Morales) ; Jean-Pierre Blanchard (Andrès) ; Bruno Caproni (Dancaïro) ; Francis Egerton (Remendado) ; Daniel Pageon (Lillas Pastia) ; Jean Rosol (Guide) ; Juan Ortega, principal flamenco dancer ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Zubin Mehta, conductor.

Credits

Nuria Espert, stage director ; Gerardo Vera, set designer ; Franca Squarciapino, costume designer ; Bruno Boyer, John Charlton, stage lighting ; Cristina Hoyos, flamenco choreography.

Event

Taped live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

System Details

VHS, stereo hi-fi.

Language

Sung in French, with English subtitles.

Added Author

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist

Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist

Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.

Mehta, Zubin. Conductor

Ewing, Maria. Performer

Lima, Luis. Performer

Vaduva, Leontina. Performer

Quilico, Gino. Performer

Howarth, Judith. Performer

Rigby, Jean. Performer

Earle, Roderick. Performer

Blanchard, Jean-Pierre. Performer

Caproni, Bruno. Performer

Egerton, Francis. Performer

Pageon, Daniel. Performer

Rosol, Jean. Performer

Ortega, Juan, dancer.

Gavin, Barry. Director

Espert, Nuria. Director

Vera, Gerardo. Production personnel

Squarciapino, Franca. Costume designer

Boyer, Bruno. Production personnel

Charlton, John. Production personnel

Hoyos, Cristina, choreographer.

Booth-Jones, Christopher. Performer

Royal Opera House (London, England)

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

RM Arts (Firm)

Radiotelevisión Española.

Home Vision.

Publisher No.

CAR 210 Home Vision

Research Call Number

*LVH 777 (F) Synopsis & program notes on file.