
Carmen (1988)
Overview
This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score. At the center of the story is Agnes Baltsa, whose smoky mezzo is tailor-made for the gypsy Carmen, an independent woman who glories in obeying only her own rules, but who is haunted by fate. Superstar tenor José Carreras is Don José, the solider from a small town who catches Carmen’s eye and is destroyed by his growing obsession with her. Samuel Ramey is the charismatic matador Escamillo, who lures Carmen away from Don José with tragic result. Leona Mitchell is Micaëla, the simple girl from Don José’s hometown who cannot save him. March 21, 1987 Matinee Broadcast.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | fr |
Popularity | 0.106 |
Directed By
Brian Large
Crew
Ludovic Halévy
Henri Meilhac
Brian Large
Gil Wechsler
Georges Bizet
John Bury
Prosper Mérimée
Paul Mills
TOP CAST

Agnes Baltsa
Carmen

José Carreras
Don José

Samuel Ramey
Escamillo

Leona Mitchell
Micaëla
Myra Merritt
Frasquita
Diane Kesling
Mercédès

Anthony Laciura
Remendado
Ara Berberian
Zuniga
Vernon Hartman
Morales
Bruce Hubbard
Dancaire

James Levine
Conductor
Christopher Schaldenbrand
Moralès

Angela Gheorghiu
Micaela

Plácido Domingo
Don José

Jeffrey Wells
Zuniga

Waltraud Meier
Carmen
Mary Dunleavy
Frasquita
Sergei Leiferkus
Escamillo

Kim Josephson
Le Dancaïre
Tony Stevenson
Le Remendado
Charles Duval
Mountain Guide

Garrick Utley
Self - Host