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Bizet : Carmen
A memorable Carmen at the Royal Opera House in Francesca Zambello’s production: Christine Rice and Bryan Hymel clash with all the passion and power of this incandescent and dramatic score.
Passion, jealousy and betrayal take center stage at London’s Royal Opera House in a spectacular production of the world’s most popular opera. Bizet’s Carmen is packed with some of the best-loved and memorable music in all of opera.
In this characteristically vivid and vibrant stage production by Francesca Zambello, Seville is brought to life with ranks of soldiers, crowds of peasants, gypsies and bullfighters – as well as a magnificent horse, a donkey and even some chickens! This spectacular RealD and Royal Opera House production features a supremely talented cast, gripping drama and Bizet’s energetic and passionate score. It is truly a musical event to remember!
Carmen : Bizet [DVD & Blu-ray]
Opéra-comique in four acts
Music : Georges Bizet
Libretto : Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Carmen : Christine Rice
Don José : Bryan Hymel
Escamillo : Aris Argiris
Micaëla : Maija Kovalevska
Frasquita : Elena Xanthoudakis
Mercedes : Paula Murrihy
Le Remendado : Harry Nicoll
Le Dancaïre : Adrian Clarke
Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
Trinity Boys Choir
Tiffin Girls Choir
Conductor : Constantinos Carydis
Stage direction : Francesca Zambello
Sets and costumes design : Tanya McCallin
Ligthing design : Paule Constable
Choreography : Arthur Pita
“This staging lends itself specially well to film in many ways. It’s as colourful as the music…Rice’s dark good looks make her a good choice for the part. Her singing is precise and attractive … Argiris’s Escamillo is much deeper than the usual flashy image … Kovalevska’s Micaëla on the other hand was superb from beginning to end.” – OPERA TODAY
“Looking radiant and singing superbly, [Kovalevska] brought great depth and passion to the role with a faultless performance.” – THE DAILY EXPRESS
“… an earthily alluring Carmen from Christine Rice.” – THE GUARDIAN
HD recording : Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) | 06/2011
TV direction : Julian Napier
Release date : 1st October 2011
Distribution : Naxos Distribution
1 DVD
Reference : OA1197D
Barcode : 809478011972
Running time : 155 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Region code : 0
1 BLU-RAY
Reference : OABD7188D
Barcode : 809478071884
Running time : 155 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, Full HD
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Region code : A, B, C
1 BLU-RAY 3D
Reference : OA3D7096D
Barcode : 809478070962
Running time : 155 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER/ SPA / ITA / POR / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, Full HD, 3D
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Region code : A, B, C
Founded as a production company by Hans Petri in 1999, Opus Arte released its first DVD in 2001. From the outset, the label has been releasing recordings from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, one of the closest and longest-standing relationships they have had. So much so that in 2007 the ROH acquired Opus Arte, which in turn became their in-house DVD label. In 2018 the label joined the Naxos family, although its continues to work very closely with the ROH and maintains its base of operations at the Royal Opera House in London.
Opus Arte now boasts a catalogue of over 800 programmes, including recordings in 4K, 3-D and Dolby ATMOS, and was one of the first labels to release high definition content on Blu-ray. They proudly associate with many of the world’s finest arts organisations, which aside from the Royal Opera House includes Glyndebourne, Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Teatro Real, Bayreuth, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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