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This 1977 recording of Carmen was based on a production from the Edinburgh Festival and includes most of the cast from that production with the exception of Ileana Cotrubas as Micaëla and Sherrill Milnes as Escamillo. Claudio Abbado conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, which plays with crisp precision and vitality. The evaluation of any performance of Carmen is complicated by the variety of editions available, the primary ones being the traditional version that uses recitatives set to music by Ernst Guiraud after the composer's death and the 1964 Fritz Oeser edition that uses the original spoken recitatives, but that reintroduces music Bizet discarded before the premiere. Most conductors using the spoken dialogue omit some or all of the discarded music, but Abbado includes it, and the result feels choppy and uneven, particularly in the first act. That effect is exacerbated by Abbado's performance. His tempos are frequently eccentrically slow or fast, without any apparent rationale, and he doesn't convey a convincing dramatic through-line or the sense of inevitable musical momentum that drives the opera. There are many effective moments, some lovely and some thrilling, but they don't add up to a convincing whole. That being said, the performances of the principals are often exceptional. Teresa Berganza's sultry, believably natural Carmen is beautifully nuanced, dramatically riveting, and musically ravishing. Plácido Domingo is a troubled, powerful Don José (pronounced here the Spanish rather than the French way) and his singing is lyrically intense. Cotrubas gives Micaëla exceptional warmth, even sensuality, and makes her a more interesting character than is usual. As Escamillo, Milnes is the least effective of the principals, sounding somewhat boomy and stiff. The sound alternates between the cavernous and the distant sides of an ideal ambience, and there is sometimes intentional but distracting crowd chatter under the spoken dialogue. In spite of the album's drawbacks, Berganza's vivid performance makes this a recording that should interest fans of the opera.
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Carmen, WD 31 (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31, Act I (Georges Bizet)
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Harling, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Harling, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Patrick Criswell, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Watson's George College Boys' Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Stuart Harling, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Patrick Criswell, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Watson's George College Boys' Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Richard Amner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31 (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31, Act II (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Lainé, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Main, Speaker, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Sherrill Milnes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Lainé, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Main, Speaker, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Sherrill Milnes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Lainé, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Main, Speaker, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
DISC 2
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Lloyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31 (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31, Act III (Georges Bizet)
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Lainé, Speaker, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sherrill Milnes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sherrill Milnes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Sandison, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Pogson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31 (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31, Act IV (Georges Bizet)
Richard Amner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John McCarthy, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Fyson, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Lainé, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Georges Bizet, Composer - Sherrill Milnes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yvonne Kenny, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alicia Nafé, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Ambrosian Singers, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
This 1977 recording of Carmen was based on a production from the Edinburgh Festival and includes most of the cast from that production with the exception of Ileana Cotrubas as Micaëla and Sherrill Milnes as Escamillo. Claudio Abbado conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, which plays with crisp precision and vitality. The evaluation of any performance of Carmen is complicated by the variety of editions available, the primary ones being the traditional version that uses recitatives set to music by Ernst Guiraud after the composer's death and the 1964 Fritz Oeser edition that uses the original spoken recitatives, but that reintroduces music Bizet discarded before the premiere. Most conductors using the spoken dialogue omit some or all of the discarded music, but Abbado includes it, and the result feels choppy and uneven, particularly in the first act. That effect is exacerbated by Abbado's performance. His tempos are frequently eccentrically slow or fast, without any apparent rationale, and he doesn't convey a convincing dramatic through-line or the sense of inevitable musical momentum that drives the opera. There are many effective moments, some lovely and some thrilling, but they don't add up to a convincing whole. That being said, the performances of the principals are often exceptional. Teresa Berganza's sultry, believably natural Carmen is beautifully nuanced, dramatically riveting, and musically ravishing. Plácido Domingo is a troubled, powerful Don José (pronounced here the Spanish rather than the French way) and his singing is lyrically intense. Cotrubas gives Micaëla exceptional warmth, even sensuality, and makes her a more interesting character than is usual. As Escamillo, Milnes is the least effective of the principals, sounding somewhat boomy and stiff. The sound alternates between the cavernous and the distant sides of an ideal ambience, and there is sometimes intentional but distracting crowd chatter under the spoken dialogue. In spite of the album's drawbacks, Berganza's vivid performance makes this a recording that should interest fans of the opera.
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About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 49 track(s)
- Total length: 02:36:36
- Main artists: Teresa Berganza Plácido Domingo Claudio Abbado
- Composer: Georges Bizet
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
- Collection: The Originals
© 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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