Description
Bizet: Carmen (Highlights) - Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers / His Master's Voice LP Stereo 1970
ASD 2774
Carmen (French: [kaʁmɛn]) is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. Carmen has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon; the "Habanera" and "Seguidilla" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias.
| Label: | His Master's Voice – ASD 2774 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
1970 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera, Romantic |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Prelude | |
| A2 | La Voila (Entrance Of Carmen), L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera) | |
| A3 | Parle-moi De Ma Mere | |
| A4 | Pres Des Remparts De Seville...Tais-Toi! | |
| A5 | Votre Toast (Toreador's Song) | |
| B1 | La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee | |
| B2 | Melons! Coupons! (Card Scene) | |
| B3 | Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante (Michaela's Air) | |
| B4 | C'est Toi! C'est Moi! (Finale) |
- Chorus – Chorus Of The Paris Opera
- Composed By – Bizet
- Conductor – Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos
- Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Paris Opera
- Sleeve – Dyneley Hussey
- Vocals – Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Kostas Paskalis, Mirella Freni
BOX #51
