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Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers - Bizet: Carmen (2005/1967)

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Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers - Bizet: Carmen (2005/1967)

Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers - Bizet: Carmen (2005/1967)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.66 Gb (DVD9) | 163 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Francais, English, Deutsch, Espanol, Chinese

This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The production features the three greatest exponents of their respective roles at the time: Grace Bumbry’s magnificently seductive-toned Carmen, Mirella Freni’s ineffably lovely, touching Micaëla and Jon Vickers’s thrillingly manic-depressive Don José. On its release the film was hailed by Die Presse, (Vienna) as a “unique artistic event”, while Le Monde felt that Karajan’s production brought “a whole new dimension” to the opera, “combined with a magisterial interpretation”. A classical and utterly dramatic approach to probably the world's most beloved opera – Karajan’s Carmen is as much a delicacy for opera fans as it is a perfect starter for newcomers.

Cast:
Carmen - Grace Bumbry
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Justino Diaz
Frasquita - Olivera Miljakovic
Mercédès - Julia Hamari
Moralès - Robert Kerns
Zuniga - Anton Diakov
Dancaïre - Kurt Equiluz
Remendado - Milen Paunov
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor - Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers - Bizet: Carmen (2005/1967)
Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers - Bizet: Carmen (2005/1967)
Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers - Bizet: Carmen (2005/1967)
Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers - Bizet: Carmen (2005/1967)