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You might call this a revisionist Carmen, but even if that sounds like the last thing you want to hear, don't go running for the hills just yet. The husband-and-wife team of Simon Rattle and Czech mezzo soprano Magdalena Kozená have forged an internally consistent release that's at the very least worth hearing. In a nutshell, this paragon of erotic opera has had its erotic elements mostly stripped away: Kozená's Carmen is restrained, even a bit melancholy, and generally not the least bit sultry or obstreperous. That sounds odd, but it may be what Rattle had in mind: the net effect is to shift a portion of the listener's attention to Jonas Kaufmann's Don José, and his brooding, volcanic performance nearly carries the whole opera on its own. Rattle, too, is unexpectedly strong. Opera is not his forte, and still less so is French opera the forte of the Berlin Philharmonic, but he makes the band sound for all the world like a French opera orchestra, and the performances, nicely recorded at the Philharmonie in Berlin, are elegant and crisp; the big tunes that define the opera for plenty of listeners come off just fine here. Many of the smaller roles are also very well done. The luxurious hardbound booklet of the CD version does not include a libretto, and for the reasons outlined above as well this may not be a good choice for a listener coming to Carmen for the first time. For those who've heard it a lot already, however, it will bring fresh sounds.
© TiVo
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Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Andre Schuen, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Genia Kühmeier, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Andre Schuen, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Kinderchor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Narrator, MainArtist - Genia Kühmeier, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Genia Kühmeier, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Narrator, MainArtist - Genia Kühmeier, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Narrator, MainArtist - Christian van Horn, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Narrator, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Andre Schuen, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Kostas Smoriginas, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Andre Schuen, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Narrator, MainArtist - Kostas Smoriginas, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Rachel Frenkel, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Narrator, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Narrator, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
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Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christian van Horn, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Kozená, Narrator, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Narrator, MainArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rachel Frenkel, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Simone del Savio, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Christina Landshamer, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Genia Kühmeier, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Narrator, MainArtist - Kostas Smoriginas, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Kostas Smoriginas, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Kostas Smoriginas, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
You might call this a revisionist Carmen, but even if that sounds like the last thing you want to hear, don't go running for the hills just yet. The husband-and-wife team of Simon Rattle and Czech mezzo soprano Magdalena Kozená have forged an internally consistent release that's at the very least worth hearing. In a nutshell, this paragon of erotic opera has had its erotic elements mostly stripped away: Kozená's Carmen is restrained, even a bit melancholy, and generally not the least bit sultry or obstreperous. That sounds odd, but it may be what Rattle had in mind: the net effect is to shift a portion of the listener's attention to Jonas Kaufmann's Don José, and his brooding, volcanic performance nearly carries the whole opera on its own. Rattle, too, is unexpectedly strong. Opera is not his forte, and still less so is French opera the forte of the Berlin Philharmonic, but he makes the band sound for all the world like a French opera orchestra, and the performances, nicely recorded at the Philharmonie in Berlin, are elegant and crisp; the big tunes that define the opera for plenty of listeners come off just fine here. Many of the smaller roles are also very well done. The luxurious hardbound booklet of the CD version does not include a libretto, and for the reasons outlined above as well this may not be a good choice for a listener coming to Carmen for the first time. For those who've heard it a lot already, however, it will bring fresh sounds.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 65 track(s)
- Total length: 02:29:41
- Main artists: Sir Simon Rattle Berliner Philharmoniker Magdalena Kožená Jonas Kaufmann
- Composer: Georges Bizet
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2012 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd
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