Carmen
“'Carmen' makes high-caliber comeback at the Met”
1988•PG-13•2h 52m•8.2•Released
Music
This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score. At the center of the story is Agnes Baltsa, whose smoky mezzo is tailor-made for the gypsy Carmen, an independent woman who glories in obeying only her own rules, but who is haunted by fate. Superstar tenor José Carreras is Don José, the solider from a small town who catches Carmen’s eye and is destroyed by his growing obsession with her. Samuel Ramey is the charismatic matador Escamillo, who lures Carmen away from Don José with tragic result. Leona Mitchell is Micaëla, the simple girl from Don José’s hometown who cannot save him. March 21, 1987 Matinee Broadcast.
Director
Brian Large
Writer
Ludovic Halévy, Henri Meilhac
Languages
French
Studio
Deutsche Grammophon
Cast
Agnes Baltsa
Carmen
José Carreras
Don José
Samuel Ramey
Escamillo
Leona Mitchell
Micaëla
Myra Merritt
Frasquita
Diane Kesling
Mercédès
Anthony Laciura
Remendado
Ara Berberian
Zuniga
Vernon Hartman
Morales
Bruce Hubbard
Dancaire
James Levine
Conductor
MET Orchestra
Christopher Schaldenbrand
Moralès
Angela Gheorghiu
Micaela
Plácido Domingo
Don José
Production
Company
Deutsche Grammophon
Company
The Metropolitan Opera
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