Carmen / by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Merimée ; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897, librettist.

Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908, librettist.

Ewing, Maria, performer.

Lima, Luis, 1948- performer.

Vaduva, Leontina, 1964- performer.

Quilico, Gino, performer.

Mehta, Zubin, conductor.

Espert, Núria, director.

Gavin, Barry, director.

Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Royal Opera House (London, England), performer, producer.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, producer.

RM Arts (Firm), producer.

Image Entertainment (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Operas.

Television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [1999], c1991]

Language Note:

Sung in French, English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC.

digital

optical

stereo

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Participant:

Maria Ewing (Carmen ; Luis Lima (Don José) ; Leontina Vaduva (Micaëla) ; Gino Quilico (Escamillo) ; Juan Ortega, principal Flamenco dancer.

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Zubin Mehta, conductor.

Credits:

Flamenco choreography, Cristina Hoyos ; costume designer, Franca Squarciapino ; set designer, Gerardo Vera ; camera supervisor, John Hawes ; videotape editor, Dennis Collett ; stage director, Nuria Espert ; television director, Barrie Gavin.

Notes:

Opera.

A BBC TV/RM Arts co-production.

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Stereo, "encoded with an uncompressed PCM soundtrack..."

Related Work:

Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen.

OCLC:

43490937

Publisher Number:

ID5782RADVD Image Entertainment