Carmen
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“'Carmen' makes high-caliber comeback at the Met”
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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Agnes Baltsa
Carmen
Also in
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House)
José Carreras
Don José
Also in
The Making Of West Side Story
I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata
Samuel Ramey
Escamillo
Known for
Over the Garden Wall
Leona Mitchell
Micaëla
Also in
Turandot
Ernani
Myra Merritt
Frasquita
Also in
L'italiana in Algeri
Diane Kesling
Mercédès
Also in
Götterdämmerung
Die Walküre
Anthony Laciura
Remendado
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
Like Father
Ara Berberian
Zuniga
Also in
The Ghosts of Versailles
Verdi: Rigoletto
Vernon Hartman
Morales
Also in
Fedora
Bruce Hubbard
Dancaire
Also in
The Equalizer
Porgy and Bess
James Levine
Conductor
Also in
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
La traviata
MET Orchestra
Also in
La traviata
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Brian Large Director · Ludovic Halévy Writer Henri Meilhac Writer
United States release December 12, 1988 · Produced in United States · Production The Metropolitan Opera
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
Production
The Metropolitan Opera
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United States
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
United States · December 12, 1988
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