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Title

Carmen [videorecording] / Georges Bizet ; [produced by] the Metropolitan Opera.

Author

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Publication

Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ; New York : Manufauctured and marketed by Polygram Records, p1989.

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Additional Authors

• Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
• Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
• Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
• Baltsa, Agnes
• Carreras, José.
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Mitchell, Leona
• Ramey, Samuel
• Merritt, Myra
• Kesling, Diane
• Laciura, Anthony
• Hubbard, Bruce
• Hartman, Vernon
• Berberian, Ara
• Castel, Nico
• Duval, Charles
• Bury, John, 1925-2000.
• Wechsler, Gil
• Mills, Paul
• Large, Brian
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Deustche Grammophon Video

Description

2 videocassettes (172 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Subject

Operas

Genre/Form

Video.

Note

• Deutsche Grammophon Video: 072 509-3.
• Opera in 4 acts.
• Sung in French, with English subtitles.
• Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy ; Based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
• Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Feb. 1987.
• Stereo Dolby system.
• VHS Hi-fi.
• Digital recording.
• Synopsis ([4] p.) inserted.

Credits (note)

• John Bury, set & costume designer ; Gil Wechsler, lighting designer ; Paul Mills ; stage director ; Brian Large, video director.

Call Number

*LVH 749 (F)

OCLC

• 30965314
• NYPG93-F19

Author

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Title

Carmen [videorecording] / Georges Bizet ; [produced by] the Metropolitan Opera.

Imprint

Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ; New York : Manufauctured and marketed by Polygram Records, p1989.

Performer

Agnes Baltsa (Carmen) ; José Carreras (Don José) ; Leona Mitchell (Micaëla) ; Samuel Ramey (Escamillo) ; Myra Merritt (Frasquita) ; Diane Kesling (Mercédés) ; Anthony Laciura (Le Remendado) ; Bruce Hubbard (Le Dancaïre) ; Vernon Hartman (Morales) ; Ara Berberian (Zuniga) ; Nico Castel (Lillas Pastia) ; Charles Duval (Le Guide) ; Metropolitan Opera Ballet ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor.

Credits

John Bury, set & costume designer ; Gil Wechsler, lighting designer ; Paul Mills ; stage director ; Brian Large, video director.

Added Author

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

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist

Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist

Baltsa, Agnes. Performer

Carreras, José. Performer

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor

Mitchell, Leona. Performer

Ramey, Samuel. Performer

Merritt, Myra. Performer

Kesling, Diane. Performer

Laciura, Anthony. Performer

Hubbard, Bruce. Performer

Hartman, Vernon. Performer

Berberian, Ara. Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Duval, Charles. Performer

Bury, John, 1925-2000. Production personnel

Wechsler, Gil. Production personnel

Mills, Paul. Production personnel

Large, Brian. Director

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Deustche Grammophon Video.

Research Call Number

*LVH 749 (F) Synopsis & program notes on file.