Carmen

Composer: Bizet, Georges

Librettist/Text Author: Halevy, Ludovic

Librettist/Text Author: Meilhac, Henri

Libretto Source: Merimee, Prosper

Conductor: Marzendorfer, Ernst

Orchestra: Brno National Theatre Orchestra

Chorus: Brno National Theatre Chorus

Chorus Master: Pancik, Josef

Carmen: Krasteva, Nadia

Dancaire: Nikov, Russi

Don Jose: Antonenko, Aleksandrs

Escamillo: Holecek, Sebastian

Frasquita: Kowal, Violetta

Lillas Pastia: Randa, Rudolf

Mercedes: Atanasow, Stephanie

Micaela: Elmgren, Asa

Morales: Solowiow, Dimitrij

Remendado: Fournier, Martin

Zuniga: Monarcha, Janusz

Set Designer: Waba, Manfred

Choreographer: Romero, Marieta

Stage Director: Bosio, Gianfranco de

Television Director: Rossacher, Hannes

Television Director: Dolezal, Rudi

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Date of Production: 16-07-2005

Festival: St. Margarethen Opera Festival

Venue: Romersteinbruch St. Margarethen

Playing Time: 02:39:17

Catalogue Number: EuroArts5452

UPC: 0880242545282

Libretto

Carmen EN

Synopsis

Carmen

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Bizet's passionate tale of the self-willed gypsy woman Carmen is certainly one of the most popular works in the history of opera. It shows how a cigar factory worker in Seville enchants and bewitches the men around her. Melodies like Carmen's legendary 'Habanera'or Escamillo's 'Toreador March' are well known tunes all over the world. The Opéra Comique in Paris commissioned George Bizet to write Carmen in 1872 and Bizet's music portrays the characters with care and reveals itself to both the most naïve and the most sophisticated listener. The wild-romantic Roman quarry of St. Margarethen provided the perfect backdrop for this live recording of one of the key works of the so-called 'Hispanismo'-style. The film captures a summer's evening in 2005 when thousands of spectators gathered at one of Europe's most important open-air festivals, visited by 220.000 opera lovers annually. This exciting production brought horses, pyrotechnical special effects and more than 400 participants onto the stage.