BIZET - CARMEN / SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS / GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU / MARC PIOLLET / STAGED BY CALIXTO BIEITO / UNITEL CLASSICA / major / DVD Video

UPC 814337010737

Playtime is 156 Minutes 

Bieito's muted Carmen brings a fresh vision. Wall Street Journal

Roberto Alagna was on top form. Opera

Beatrice Uria-Monzon's stage work is hard to beat. Interational Herald Tribune

URIA-MONZON, ALAGNA, POPLAVSKAYA, SCHROTT

In this prestigious production at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, world-famous and highly controversial stage
director Calixto Bieito, admired for his raw and evocative stagings, sees in Carmen the embodiment of the mythical gypsy and touches upon sensitive issues such as racism, xenophobia and right-wing politics. Bieito conjures up a sensual and realistic atmosphere full of powerful symbolism. An outstanding quartet of vocal stars, led by a "splendid and sensual" (El Periódico) Béatrice Uria-Monzon in the title role, delivers one of the most exciting Carmens in recent years: Roberto Alagna as Don José, Erwin Schrott as Escamillo and Marina Poplavskya as Micaela.

Cor Vivaldi - Petits Cantors de Catalunya
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
MARC PIOLLET
Stage Director: Calixto Bieito Set Designer: Alfons Flores
Costume Designer Mercè Paloma Lighting Designer: Xavi Clot
Video Director: Pietro d'Agostino

• FILMED IN HIGH DEFINITION
• MASTERED FROM AN HD SOURCE
• SOUND FORMAT: PCM STEREO, DTS 5.1
• PICTURE FORMAT: NTSC 16:9
• REGION CODE O/WORLDWIDE
• TOTAL RUNNING TIME 156 MINS
• SUBTITLES: FRENCH (ORIGINAL LANGUAGE), ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, CATALAN, CHINESE, KOREAN