Description
Bizet : Carmen
Bizet’s Carmen as you’ve never heard it before: a groundbreaking production that brings the legendary opera back to the stage where it all began, with unmatched power and passion. Starring Anna Caterina Antonacci in the title role!
Bizet : Carmen [DVD & Blu-ray]
« Anna Caterina Antonacci’s Carmen, finally on DVD, is legendary, a detailed artist at her most nuanced. » – OPERA NEWS
« The performances are first-rate. Modern opera performances demand excellent vocalism and acting, and Carmen requires both of these to make the characters realistic.
The small hand-picked orchestra of mostly young, period-instrument players is effective. … The picture and sound quality are excellent. This is an outstanding production and performance. » – AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
« Belgian soprano Anne-Catherine Gillet is a superb Micaëla, with an appealing, fresh tone that exudes sweet innocence. ‘Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante’ is beautifully sung—you can see how Carmens everywhere fear a Micaëla who can pull off this tricky aria, as it can be a show-stealer!
The playing is superb (as is the recorded sound on this Naxos reissue) and you can tell Gardiner relishes every moment. » -GRAMOPHONE
« In this 2009 Paris staging of Bizet’s Carmen, one of the seminal female roles in opera is taken by the Italian singer Anna Caterina Antonacci, who gives an intelligent performance…John Eliot Gardner conducts his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir in a fine reading of the famous score. » – PIZZICATO
HD recording : Opéra Comique | 06/2009
TV direction : François Roussillon
Release date : 01 May 2021
Distribution : Naxos Distribution
1 DVD
Reference : 2.110685-86
Barcode : 747313568550
Running time : 168 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / ITA / GER / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region code : 0
1 BLU-RAY
Reference : NBD0127V
Barcode : 730099012768
Running time : 168 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / ITA / GER / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, Full HD
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Region code : A, B, C
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