Carmen, opéra en quatre actes = [opera] in four acts, [music by] Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée

Type

Label

Carmen, opéra en quatre actes = [opera] in four acts, [music by] Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée

Note

Title from booklet"Carmen exists in an independent universe where her existence is defined by her desire for men and their desire for her, always on her terms. And she burns up whomever she desires."--BookletProgram notes and synopsis in English (20 pages : ill.) inserted in containerBonus material (in English): Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna backstage with Renée Fleming. Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: Yannick Nézet-Séquin ; Barbara Frittoli and Teddy Tahu Rhodes ; Christopher Wheeldon

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

mixed

resource.creditsNote

Director, Gary Holvorson ; host, Renée Fleming ; production, Richard Eyre ; set & costume designer, Rob Howell ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon

Dimensions

other

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

Elīna Garanča (Carmen) ; Roberto Alagna (Don José) ; Barbara Frittoli (Michaëla) ; Teddy Tohu Rhodes (Escamillo) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Yannick Nézet-Séquin, conductor

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (167 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System details

DVD; picture format NTSC, 16:9; sound formats: PCM stereo., DTS 5.1; region code 0

Upc

044007345818

Video recording publisher number

B0014311-09 -- Deutsche Grammophon