Bizet : Carmen

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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!

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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!

Georges Bizet, a genius composer, died tragically at the age of 36, taking with him the dream of seeing his opera Carmen triumph on stages around the world. When he left this world, Carmen was still in the middle of its first series of performances, and Bizet never had the chance to appreciate the profound impact that his work would have on music and on future generations.

With its captivating plot, mixing all-consuming jealousy, burning passion and tragic fatality, Carmen initially shocked audiences with its audacity and dramatic intensity. Yet the opera stood out thanks to a wealth of memorable melodies and a narrative force that still captivates audiences around the world today. From its famous habanera to the fiery song of the toreador, Carmen remains an unwavering monument to opera, affirming its status as one of the most popular and universal works ever composed.

First performed in 1875 at the Opéra Comique in Paris, the opera returns today to its original theatre in an exceptional production, acclaimed on the international stage. This version, performed on period instruments, is not only a tribute to the past, but a true rebirth of the work, capturing all the revolution, romanticism and vibrance that Bizet infused into every note. “Carmen has never sounded so revolutionary, romantic and vibrant” (The Times, London).

This triumphant production, carried by talented performers and breathtaking staging, offers a unique experience that immerses the spectator in the heart of the passionate and tumultuous world of Carmen. An unmissable event for all opera lovers and for anyone wishing to rediscover this masterful work in a new light, as Bizet would undoubtedly have dreamed of seeing it.

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Bizet : Carmen [DVD & Blu-ray]

Opéra-comique in four acts (1875)

Music : Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Libretto : Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy, after the short story Carmen by Prosper Mérimée

Carmen : Anna Caterina Antonacci
Don José : Andrew Richards
Micaëla : Anne-Catherine Gillet
Escamillo : Nicolas Cavallier
Frasquita : Virginie Pochon
Mercédès : Annie Gill
Zuniga : Matthew Brook
Moralès : Riccardo Novaro

Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Conductor : Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Stage direction : Adrian Noble

Sets and costumes design : Mark Thompson
Lighting design : Jean Kalman

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Press review

« 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

Technical informations

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

About Naxos Audiovisual

NAXOS Audiovisual, a production and distribution company and DVD label, offers a catalogue of over 3,000 major opera, ballet, concert and documentary productions. It exclusively distributes productions from the Royal Opera House as well as from renowned producers such as Bel Air, Idéale Audience, François Roussillon et Associés, PARS Media and Dynamic. The greatest artists of our time are captured in high-quality recordings of acclaimed productions from prestigious venues such as Covent Garden, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Teatro Real, the Opéra Comique, the Bavarian State Opera, the Verbier Festival and many more.

Since 2024, Naxos, Opus Arte and Bel Air Classiques have agreed to pool their resources, underlining their shared values ​​of artistic excellence, innovation and transmission.

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