

But when she abandons him for the charismatic bullfighter Escamillo, jealousy ignites and Don Jos is pushed to murderous acts. Almost all of our vinyl discs will include either an original inner sleeve, or a plain inner sleeve, or a printed inner sleeve, which we provide with the sole purpose of protecting the record. Nave young soldier Don Jos falls for her, shunning his childhood sweetheart Micala in favor of a life of passion and crime with Carmen. Listen to Bizet: Carmen (New York 1956) by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Max Rudolf, Chorus of Metropolitan Opera, Calvin Marsh, Lucine Amara, Norman Scott, Giuseppe di Stefano & Ris Stevens on Apple Music. the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra bring Bizets searing score to life. The label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the label. Stream songs including 'Carmen, Act I: Ouverture', 'Carmen, Act I: ''Sur la place, chacun passe'' and more. full-length concert performance of Bizets most celebrated opera, Carmen. In addition to the concert performances, each episode of In Focus includes behind-the-scenes interviews and features about the music and musicmaking. Visually this disk may have light visible wear, marks, and or hairlines.

The intense passions of this famously tune-filled opera are revealed in unexpected detail across thirteen movements, just begging you to dance. (complete ballet music for percussion and string orchestra)īizet’s colorful and flamboyant opera Carmen, with its eye-popping portrayal of on-the-street living filled with smoking, fighting, and drinking women scandalized Parisian audiences but became wildly famous for its music and emotional intensity.įranz Welser-Möst offers a different look at this beloved work through a brilliant arrangement for string orchestra and percussion, created as a ballet score by Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin for his dancer wife, prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya.
