Carmen [videorecording] : opéra-comique en quatre actes / de Georges Bizet ; livret d' Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy ; d'apres la nouvelle de Prosper Mérimée
- Published:
- [Paris] : FRA Musica : Opéra Comique, [2010]
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (170 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897, Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908, Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870, Antonacci, Anna Caterina, Richards, Andrew, tenor, Gillet, Anne-Catherine, Cavallier, Nicolas, Pochon, Virginie, Gill, Annie, Gardiner, John Eliot, Noble, Adrian, Thompson, Mark, 1957 Apr. 12-, Kalman, Jean, Lefton, Sue, Roussillon, François, Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875, Monteverdi Choir, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique, FRA Musica (Firm), and Opéra-Comique (Paris, France)
- Language Note:
- Sung in French, with French, English, German, Spanish, and Italian subtitles.
- Summary:
- A performance of Bizet's opera "Carmen," featuring Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andrew Richards, and Anne-Catherine Gillet.
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- Note:
- Bonus: interview with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Jérôme Deschamps and Agnès Terrier: Le retour de Carmen à l'Opéra comique.
Synopses in French, English, Spanish, and Italian on accompanying booklet. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Production, Adrian Noble; sets and costumes, Mark Thompson; lighting, Jean Kalman; movement, Sue Lefton; directed for video by François Roussillon.
- Participant/Performer Note:
- Anna Caterina Antonacci (Carmen) ; Andrew Richards (Don José) ; Anne-Catherine Gillet (Micaëla) ; Nicolas Cavallier (Escamillo) ; Virginie Pochon (Frasquita) ; Annie Gill (Mercédès) ; supporting soloists ; The Monteverdi Choir ; Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine ; Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique ; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor.
- Data/Place of Event:
- Recorded in performance June 2009.
- Technical Details:
- DVD, all regions, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS 5.1.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Arts & Humanities copy: Purchased with funds from the John C. Farrell Libraries Endowment in Music; 2011.
- Endowment Note:
- John C. Farrell Libraries Endowment in Music
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