Carmen / Georges Bizet ; Ludovic Halevy (Mirella Freni, soprano ; Grace Bumbry, soprano ; Jon Vickers, tenor ; Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor ; Paris Opera Orchestra ; Paris Opera Chorus).
Note
Opera in 4 acts.
Libretto by Meilhac and Halévy after Mérimée.
Ed. recorded uses the original (abridged) spoken dialogue [spoken by a cast of actors] and follows the 1875 Choudens vocal score, but includes the duel scene in Act 3 and the Pantomime in Act 1, which were cut in that edition.
Event (note)
Recorded July and Sept. 1969 and Feb. 1970, Salle Wagram, Paris.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen [electronic resource] / Bizet.
Imprint
Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI Music France, 2002, p1970.
Playing time
023205
Series
EMI classics
EMI classics.
Performer
Grace Bumbry ; Jon Vickers ; Mirella Freni ; Kostas Paskalis ; other soloists ; Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois ; Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris ; Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor.
Event
Recorded July and Sept. 1969 and Feb. 1970, Salle Wagram, Paris.