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Bizet : Carmen
Bizet’s Carmen in David MacVicar’s famous and luxurious staging at the Glyndebourne Festival, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Philippe Jordan and the immense Anne-Sofie von Otter in the title role: the stars align for an exceptional performance!
Carmen, a bewitching gypsy, seduces Don José. Her charm consumes him. He sacrifices everything for her, giving up Micaëla, his childhood sweetheart. On the run with the smugglers, their love becomes a battlefield. Carmen, unpredictable and free, tires of Don José. He becomes jealous, obsessed. Tensions mount when Escamillo, a charismatic bullfighter, enters the scene. Carmen falls under his spell, stirring Don José’s rage. The denouement is inevitable. In a final confrontation, in front of the arena where Escamillo triumphs, Don José begs Carmen to return. She refuses, defying even death. Mad with grief, Don José stabs her. Carmen dies free, Don José gives himself up to her, destroyed by his desperate act.
This production of Carmen at the Glyndebourne Festival is a dramatic build-up. Director David McVicar, who called Bizet’s opera “the first musical comedy in history,” recreates it with unprecedented intensity, highlighting the purity of Bizet’s original comic opera. With Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role, this version transcends time and space. Philippe Jordan makes his electrifying Glyndebourne debut, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Chorus with aplomb, for an unforgettable visual and aural experience.
Bizet : Carmen [DVD & Blu-ray]
Music : Georges Bizet
Libretto : Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor : Philippe Jordan
Stage direction : David McVicar
HD recording : Glyndebourne Festival | 08/2002
TV direction : Sue Judd
Release date : 1s February 2003
Distribution : Naxos Distribution
2 DVD
Reference : OA0868D
Barcode : 809478000587
Running time : 210 min.
Subtitles : ENG
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS Surround Sound 5.1
Region code : 0
2 DVD [COLLECTOR]
Reference : OAMO6011D
Barcode : 809478060116
Running time : 220 min.
Subtitles : ENG, FR, GER, SPA
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS Surround Sound 5.1
Region code : 0
1 BLU-RAY
Reference : OABD7015D
Barcode : 809478070153
Running time : 220 min.
Subtitles : ENG
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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Bizet's <strong><em>Carmen</em> </strong>in <strong>David MacVicar</strong>'s famous and luxurious staging at the <strong>Glyndebourne Festival</strong>, with the <strong>London Philharmonic Orchestra</strong> conducted by <strong>Philippe Jordan</strong> and the immense <strong>Anne-Sofie von Otter</strong> in the title role: the stars align for an exceptional performance!
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