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