There are 203 recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet on file

Order by year

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 Abbado Claudio - 1977(LI) - London Symphony Orchestra*

2 Abbado Claudio - 1977(STU) - London Symphony Orchestra*

3 Abbado Claudio - 1984(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

4 Abbado Claudio - 1985(LI;13/1/85) - Teatro alla Scala*

5 Abbado Claudio - 1985(LI;5/1/85) - Teatro alla Scala*

6 Abbado Claudio - 1997(LE) - Berliner Philharmoniker***

7 Allain Jean - 1950?(SE) - Orchestra*

8 Basile Arturo - 1956(SE) - RAI Torino*

9 Baudo Serge - 1969(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

10 Baudo Serge - 1988(LI) - Teatro Regio di Torino*

11 Beecham Thomas - 1942(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

12 Beecham Thomas - 1943(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

13 Beecham Thomas - 1944(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

14 Beecham Thomas - 1958(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

15 Beecham Thomas - 1958-59(STU) - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris*

16 Bellezza Vincenzo - 1949(FI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

17 Benzi Roberto - 1959(SE) - L'Opéra de Paris*

18 Bernstein Leonard - 1972(STU) - Metropolitan Opera*

19 Bertini Gary - 1993(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande**

20 Billy Bertrand De - 1998(LI) - Los Angeles Opera*

21 Böhm Karl - 1942(RA) - Sächsische Staatskapelle*

22 Braithwaite Nicholas - 1975(LI) - English National Opera*

23 Buckley Emerson - 1973(LI) - Orchestra*

24 Campori Angelo - 1997(LI) - Arena di Verona*

25 Casadesus Jean-Claude - 1981(LI) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Lille**

26 Casadesus Jean-Claude - 1984(LI) - Orchestre National de Lille*

27 Chung Myung-Whun - 2004(LI) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France*

28 Cleva Fausto - 1938(LE) - Cincinnati Summer Opera*

29 Cloéz Gustav - 1927-30(SCE) - Orchestra*

30 Cluytens André - 1950(STU) - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

31 Cohen Elie - 1928(STU) - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

32 Constant Marius - 1983?(FE) - Orchestre*

33 Conte Pierre-Michel Le - 1959(STU) - Orchestre des Concerts de Paris*

34 Coppola Piero - 1928(STU) - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

35 Couraud Marcel - 1962?(SE) - Großes Opernorchester*

36 Couraud Marcel - 1963?(SE) - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe*

37 Croci Giorgio - 1998(LI) - Stagione d'Opera Italiana**

38 Davis Colin - 1961(SE) - Sadler's Wells Opera*

39 Davis Colin - 1998(LI) - London Symphony Orchestra*

40 Delacôte Jacques - 1983(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

41 Delacôte Jacques - 1989(LC) - National Philharmonic Orchestra**

42 Dervaux Pierre - 1956(STU) - L'Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Pasdeloup*

43 Dervaux Pierre - 1959(LI) - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*

44 Dervaux Pierre - 1963(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

45 Dervaux Pierre - 1964(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*

46 Dervaux Pierre - 1980 - L'Opéra Comique de Paris**

47 Dohnányi Christoph von - 1973(LI) - Frankfurter Oper*

48 Ehrling Sixten - 1960(LI) - Royal Swedish Opera*

49 Eschenbach Christoph - 2002(LI) - Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchester*

50 Etcheverry Jésus - 1960(SE) - Orchestre Symphonique*

51 Ethuin Paul - 1975(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

52 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1970(LI) - Arena di Verona*

53 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1973(LI) - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)*

54 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1974(LI) - Macerata Festival*

55 Ferencsik János - 1964(SE) - Hungarian State Opera*

56 Fricsay Ferenc - 1951(RE) - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin*

57 Fricsay Ferenc - 1958(SE) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

58 Frühbeck de Burgos Rafael - 1969(STU) - L'Opéra de Paris*

59 García-Navarro Luis Antonio - 1982(LI) - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

60 García-Navarro Luis Antonio - 1982(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid***

61 Ghiglia Erasmo - 195?(SE) - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

62 Ghione Franco - 1956(LI) - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro*

63 Giovaninetti Reynald - 1973(LI) - L'Opéra de Marseille*

64 Goehr Walter - 195?(SE) - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra*

65 Guadagno Anton - 1962(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

66 Guadagno Anton - 1967(LI) - Teatro Municipal Santiago*

67 Guadagno Anton - 1968(LI) - Cincinnati Summer Opera*

68 Guadagno Anton - 1971(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

69 Guadagno Anton - 2000(LI) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo***

70 Haitink Bernard - 1985(STU) - London Philharmonic Orchestra**

71 Halasz Laszlo - 1944(LE) - New York City Opera*

72 Hasselmans Louis - 1936(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*

73 Hasselmans Louis - 1936(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

74 Herbert Walter - 1963(LE) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

75 Inghelbrecht Désiré-Emile - 1942(RA) - Orchestre National*

76 Jochum Eugen - 1954(RA) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

77 Jordan Philippe - 2002(LI) - London Philharmonic Orchestra**

78 Karajan Herbert von - 1954(LI) - Wiener Symphoniker*

79 Karajan Herbert von - 1955(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

80 Karajan Herbert von - 1961(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

81 Karajan Herbert von - 1963(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

82 Karajan Herbert von - 1966(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

83 Karajan Herbert von - 1967(FI) - Wiener Philharmoniker**

84 Karajan Herbert von - 1967(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

85 Karajan Herbert von - 1982(STU) - Berliner Philharmoniker*

86 Karajan Herbert von - 1985(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

87 Karajan Herbert von - 1986(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

88 Kegel Herbert - 1960(STU) - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig*

89 Kleiber Carlos - 1978(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker***

90 Korn Michael - 1983(LI) - Opera Company of Philadelphia*

91 Kozma Tibor - 1954(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

92 Leinsdorf Erich - 1946(SE) - RCA Victor Orchestra*

93 Levine James - 1987(LI) - Metropolitan Opera**

94 Levine James - 1997(LI) - Metropolitan Opera**

95 Lewis Henry - 1970(SE) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

96 Lewis Henry - 1975(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

97 Lombard Alain - 1968(LI;April) - Metropolitan Opera*

98 Lombard Alain - 1968(LI;June) - Metropolitan Opera*

99 Lombard Alain - 1974(STU) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg*

100 Lombard Alain - 1994(LI) - Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine*

101 Lombard Alain - 2003(LI) - Arena di Verona**

102 Lombard Alain - 2004(LI) - Teatro Massimo di Palermo**

103 Lord Stephen - 2005(LI) - Colorado Symphony Orchestra*

104 Maag Peter - 1960(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

105 Maag Peter - 1966(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**

106 Maag Peter - 1971(LI) - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*

107 Maag Peter - 1971(LI) - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

108 Maazel Lorin - 1966(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

109 Maazel Lorin - 1970(STU) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

110 Maazel Lorin - 1983(FI) - Orchestre National de France***

111 Maazel Lorin - 1984(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

112 Maazel Lorin - 2005(LE) - O. Músics de la Cumunitat Valenciana**

113 Märzendorfer Ernst - 2005(LI) - Brno National Theatre**

114 Manahan George - 2004(LI) - Seattle Symphony Orchestra*

115 Marbà Antoni Ros - 1992(LI) - ORCHESTRA*

116 Marinov Ivan - 1960?(STU) - Sofia National Opera*

117 Marszalek Franz - 1960?(SE) - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln*

118 Martin Wolfgang - 1961(SE) - Städtische Oper Berlin*

119 Mehta Zubin - 1968(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

120 Mehta Zubin - 1969(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

121 Mehta Zubin - 1991(LI) - Covent Garden**

122 Mehta Zubin - 2008(LI) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

123 Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - 1949(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*

124 Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - 1959(LI) - Bolshoi Theatre***

125 Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - 1963?(SE) - Bolshoi Theatre*

126 Menet Pierre - 19??(SE) - Orchestre*

127 Merola Gaetano - 1940(Act 2;LE) - San Francisco Opera*

128 Mitropoulos Dimitri - 1957(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

129 Molajoli Lorenzo - 1932(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

130 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1961(LI) - Arena di Verona*

131 Morel Jean - 1960(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

132 Morel Jean - 1971(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

133 Nebolsin Vasily - 1953?(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*

134 Neschling John - 1996(SE) - Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales Lausanne*

135 NOT KNOWN - 1919 or 1920(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

136 NOT KNOWN - 1958(SE) - Orchestre Symphonique*

137 Ochoa Salvador - 1961(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

138 Ozawa Seiji - 1988?(STU) - Orchestre National de Paris (France)*

139 Palumbo Renato - 1999(LI) - Arena di Verona*

140 Papi Gennaro - 1937(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

141 Papi Gennaro - 1937(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

142 Pappano Antonio - 2006(LI) - Covent Garden***

143 Parry David - 2002(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*

144 Patanè Giuseppe - 1972(SE) - Dresdner Staatskapelle*

145 Paternostro Roberto - 199? - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester Reuttlingen*

146 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1935(RE) - Orchestra*

147 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1940(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

148 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1941(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

149 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1945(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

150 Pérez Busquier Gerard - 1978(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

151 Périsson Jean - 1982(LI) - Peking Central Opera*

152 Périsson Jean - 1984(LI) - Moravian Philharmonic**

153 Plasson Michel - 2002(LI) - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*

154 Plasson Michel - 2002(STU) - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse*

155 Prêtre Georges - 1964(STU) - L'Opéra de Paris*

156 Prêtre Georges - 1967(RA) - RAI Roma*

157 Prêtre Georges - 1968(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

158 Prêtre Georges - 1972(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

159 Prêtre Georges - 1974(LI;13/5/74) - Teatro alla Scala*

160 Prêtre Georges - 1974(LI;6/5/74) - Teatro alla Scala*

161 Quadri Argeo - 1958(SE) - Wiener Volksoper*

162 Questa Angelo - 1957(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

163 Rahbari Alexander - 1990(STU) - Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava*

164 Reiner Fritz - 1951(STU) - RCA Victor Orchestra*

165 Reiner Fritz - 1952(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

166 Reiner Fritz - 1953(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

167 Reiner Fritz - 1953(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

168 Rodzinsky Artur - 1953(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

169 Rudolf Max - 1955(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

170 Rudolf Max - 1956(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

171 Rudolf Max - 1956(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

172 Ruhlmann François - 1911(STU) - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

173 Ruhlmann François - 1932-33(SE) - Orchestre Symphonique*

174 Runnicles Donald - 1995(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

175 Sabajno Carlo - 1931(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

176 Santi Nello - 1984(LI) - Arena di Verona**

177 Sanzogno Nino - 1956(RA) - RAI Milano***

178 Schippers Thomas - 1962(LI) - Orchestra Filarmonica di Trieste*

179 Schippers Thomas - 1963(STU) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*

180 Schüchter Wilhelm - 1953(SE) - Orchester*

181 Sébastian Georges - 1945-46(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

182 Seidler-Winkler Bruno - 1908(STU) - Königliche Hofoper Berlin*

183 Semkow Jerzy - 19??(SE) - Polish National Radio Orchestra*

184 Setti Giulio - 1908-15(SCE) - Metropolitan Opera*

185 Simonov Yuri - 1975(LE) - Bolshoi Theatre*

186 Sinopoli Giuseppe - 1995(STU) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

187 Solti Georg - 1973(LI) - Covent Garden*

188 Solti Georg - 1975(STU) - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra)*

189 Stein Horst - 1961(STU) - Berliner Symphoniker*

190 Stokowski Leopold - 1946(LI) - Hollywood Bowl*

191 Strasfogel Ignace - 1957(SE) - PIANO*

192 Sutej Vlekoslav - 1993(LI) - Arena di Verona*

193 Sutej Vlekoslav - 2001(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

194 Tchakarov Emil - 1986(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**

195 Vasata Rudolf - 1964(SE) - Prague National Theatre*

196 Verchi Nino - 1959(LI) - NHK Symphony Orchestra*

197 Walter Bruno - 1937(LCE) - Wiener Staatsoper*

198 Weigert Hermann - 1930(SE) - Berliner Staatsoper*

199 (Wendelken-)Wilson Charles - 1979(LI) - New York City Opera*

200 Wildner Johannes - 2003(LI) - Neue Philharmonie Westfalen**

201 Williamson Dean - 2004(LI) - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra*

202 Wolff Albert - 1930(SE) - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux*

203 Wolff Albert - 1951(STU) - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - George Watson's Boys' Chorus - Scottish Opera Chorus

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Leona Mitchell

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Nan Christie

Mercédès - Alicia Nafé

Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison

Le Remendado - Geoffrey Pogson

Moralès - Stuart Harling

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

Lilas Pasta - George Main

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 624 (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1204-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (28 August 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 27 August - 2 September 1977 p.25). The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases March 2001». The year of the recording is given incorrectly as «1971» in Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Scottish Opera

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Ileana Cotrubas

Escamillo - Sherrill Milnes

Frasquita - Yvonne Kenny

Mercédès - Alicia Nafé

Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison

Le Remendado - Geoffrey Pogson

Moralès - Stuart Harling

Zuninga - Robert Lloyd

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Black Disc - DG 2709 083 {3LPS}; DG 2740192; Hungaroton SLPXL 12230-12232 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - DG 3371 040; DG 427 885-4

Compact Disc; - DG 419 636-2 {3CDS}; DG 477 534-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.728 [AB]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]

Diapason - No.234 1978

American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.20 [CJL]

International Record Review - November 2005 p.36 [RP]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Shirley Verrett

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Antonella Bandelli

Mercédès - Petra Malakova

Le Dancaïre - Armando Ariostini

Le Remendado - Ernesto Gavazzi

Moralès - Orazio Mori

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

Lilas Pasta - Aldo Bramante

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 145 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1984). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1985(LI;13/1/85)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Patrizia Pace

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Antonella Bandelli

Mercédès - Jadranka Jovanovic

Le Dancaïre - Armando Ariostini

Le Remendado - Ernesto Gavazzi

Moralès - Silvestro Sammaritano

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02913

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala. The date given in Charles Handelman's catalog (November 2002) is 18 January 1985, but according to the Archive in the La Scala website (www.teatroallascala.org) Carmen was not performed on that date.However it was performed with the partial cast listed by Handelman (Baltsa, Pace, Carreras, Raimondi) on 13 January 1985. The performance on 5 January 1985, in which Baltsa and Carreras also took part, is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.78 février 1985 pp.35-36.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1985(LI;5/1/85)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Alba Pretigni

Mercédès - Petra Malakova

Le Dancaïre - Armando Ariostini

Le Remendado - Ernesto Gavazzi

Moralès - Silvestro Sammaritano

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 133 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (5 January 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.78 février 1985 pp.35-36). What appears to be a recording of another performance is listed in Charles Handelman's Catalogue (November 2000 p.15). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1997(LE)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Orfeón Donostiarra

Carmen - Anne Sofie von Otter

Don José - Roberto Alagna

Escamillo - Bryn Terfel

Frasquita - Véronique Gens

Mercédès - Stella Doufexis

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Compact Disc; - DG 457 583-2 {1CD} (Collection) (1998)ª

DVD (Video) - Arthaus Musik 100.026 (2000)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.416 (audio) [RT]

Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.62 (audio) [SL]

Classic CD - April 1998 p.71 (audio) [ST]: May 1998 p.21 (letter)

American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.247 (audio) [LH]

International Record Review - September 2000 pp.28-32 (DVD) [JH]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.219 mars 1998 p.104 (audio) [JR]

Répertoire - No.112 avril 1998 p.75 (audio) [PDS]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.108 (audio) [JS]

Comments:- Recorded at a concert in Berlin (31 December 1997)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Allain - 1950?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Carmen - Elizabeth Wysor

Don José - Guillaume Utley

Micaëla - Ariane Herbin

Escamillo - André Fortunato

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Black Disc; - Remington RLP 199-15 {1LP} (1950)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Carmen - Pia Tassinari

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Margherita Benetti

Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 55020 {1LP}; Cetra CO 3013 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 953.132 (+La forza del destino - Basile - excerpts) {1CD} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 5046-63294-2 {1CD} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.413

Opera - April 1959 p.255

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [IW]

Records and Recordings - January 1959 p.16 [FGB]

International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.103 novembre 1958 p.863 [JB]

Discofila (Madrid) - No.64 III 1962 p.143 [RP]

Comments:- *The year of this recording is sometimes given as 1961, but this cannot be correct as the LP issued by Cetra was reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE and in OPERA in 1959.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Biserka Cvejic

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Jeanette Pilou

Escamillo - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1752

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (19 December 1969). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1988(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino

Carmen - Lucia Valentini-Terrani

Don José - Veriano Luchetti

Micaëla - Mietta Sighele

Escamillo - Giorgio Zancanaro

Frasquita - Laura Cherici

Mercédès - Lucia Rizzi

Le Dancaïre - Lucio Gallo

Le Remendado - Mario Bolognesi

Moralès - Andrea Snarski

Zuninga - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers CAR 198801 {2CDRS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino (March or April 1988). According to The Opera Lovers' online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) Lucia Valentini Terrani sang in the performance recorded (as Carmen) and the date is given 10 April 1988. However, according to «Opera '88 - Annuario EDT dell'opera lirica in Italia» p.332 it was Helga Müller Molinari who sang on that day.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Charles Kullman

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Arthur Kent

Zuninga - Norman Cordon

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 410

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1942). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Mack Harrell

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 31 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2003 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0006 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.61; August-September 1997 S.79

Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4

International Record Review - July 2000 p.105 [SP]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56: No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [AG]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.98: Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 pp.81-82 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1943)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Alexander Svéd

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Lucielle Browning

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - John Baker

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 150

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Carmen - Jean Madeira

Don José - Pier Miranda Ferraro

Micaëla - Cesy Broggini

Escamillo - Giuseppe Taddei

Frasquita - Consuelo Ramos

Mercédès - Noemi Souza

Moralès - Alvaro Bandini

Zuninga - Giuseppe Modesti

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 451 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (18 July 1958)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958-59(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris

Chorus - Maîtrise et Choeur de Radio-France - Les Petits Chanteurs de Versailes

Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Janine Micheau

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Denise Monteil

Mercédès - Monique Linval

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Michel Hamel

Moralès - Bernard Plantey

Zuninga - Xavier Depraz

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1762-1764 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; HMV ASD 331-333 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5021 {3LPS} (1976)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 618/20 {3LPS} (1960)ª; La Voix de son Maître ASDF 145/7 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Capitol GCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Angel 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Angel S 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 183 10680/2 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5021 (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49240-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI CDS 5 56214-2 {3CDS}; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67537-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3613 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.423 [PHW]; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1374 [AB]; May 1976 p.1822 [IM]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; June 1988 p. [AB]; October (published August) 2000 pp.102-104 [EG]

Opera - March 1960 p.221; July 1960 p.498

Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.90-S.91 [CK]

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.91 [RDD] (open reel tape)

American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 pp.516-518 [CJL]: August 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.996 [CJL] (open reel tape): January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.83 [KM]

Records and Recordings - February 1960 p.16 [FGB] April 1960 p.24 [DH]

International Record Review - October 2000 p.108 [JTH]

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.114 janvier-février 1960 pp.38-39 [JB]: No.119 p.374 [RA]

Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]

Comments:- *Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (April 1958, September 1959; see THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960 p.403; RECORDS AND RECORDING February 1960 p.11

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1949(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Carmen - Ebe Stignani

Don José - Beniamino Gigli

Micaëla - Rina Gigli

Escamillo - Gino Bechi

Frasquita - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli

Mercédès - Fernanda Cadoni

Le Dancaïre - Arturo La Porta

Le Remendado - Salvatore De Tommaso

Moralès - Guido Mazzini

Zuninga - Giulio Tomei

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 222 (Highlights) (1961)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 178 {3LPS} (1973)ª; Estro Armonico EA 002 {3LPS};; Voce 11 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-118255/57 {3LPS} ; (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 221-2 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 15005 {2CDS} ;; Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 202 {2CDS} Urania «Documento Storico» URN 22.103 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 165-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 005-6 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2000 p.116 [JBS]

Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]

International Record Review - March 2000 p.125 [SP]

ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.230 [CB]

American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p. 292 [RVL]

Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.84 [PT]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.80 [AG]

Comments:- *Recording of the sound-track of an unreleased film. Some sources give the year of recording as 1945, but the Gigli Discography in THE RECORD COLLECTOR (Vol.35 Nos.8,9, 10 p.202) gives June-July 1949. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Roberto Benzi - 1959(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Carmen - Jane Rhodes

Don José - Albert Lance

Micaëla - Andrea Guiot

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Janine Panis

Mercédès - Jacqueline Brodeur

Le Dancaïre - Jean Mollien

Le Remendado - Bernard Plantey

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Black Disc; - Philips L 02053 L {1LP} (1960)ª; Philips 835 057 {1LP} (1960)ª; Philips GL 5648 {1LP}; Philips SGL 5648 {1LP}; Philips 6500 206 {1LP}

Compact Cassette - Philips 446 118-4

Compact Disc - Philips 446 118-2

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1963 p.526

Opera - August 1963 p.551 [HDR]

Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.67

Diapason - No.53 novembre 1960 p.15 [JP]; No.412 février 1995 p.84

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.118 p.311 [MRH]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.184 janvier 1995 p.108

Discofila (Madrid) - No.65 IV 1962 p.207 [JC]

Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.88

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Manhattan Opera and Metropolitan Opera Childrens' Choruses

Carmen - Marilyn Horne

Don José - James McCracken

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Colette Boky

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher

Le Remendado - Andrea Velis

Moralès - Raymond Gibbs

Zuninga - Donald Gramm

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 2740 101 {3LPS} (1973)ª; DG 2709 043 {3LPS} (USA); DG 413 279-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 006; DG 413 279-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 427 440-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1973 p.91 [EG]; August 1973 p.429 [letter]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; October 1973 p.833 (letter); February 1974 p.1611 [WAC] October 1984 p. [AB]; September 1991 p.122 [JBS]

Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.89-S.90 [KL]

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.84

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gary Bertini - 1993(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Carmen - Denyce Graves

Don José - Thomas Moser

Micaëla - Patricia Racette

Escamillo - Greer Grimsley

Frasquita - Anne Maria Panzarella

Mercédès - Lola Casariego

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Marc Salzmann

Le Remendado - Georges Gautier

Zuninga - Jacob Will

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DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDCAR 199301 (Canada) (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (September 1993; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL novembre 1993 No.174 pp.39-40). The DVD-R issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Los Angeles Opera

Chorus - Los Angeles Opera

Carmen - Jennifer Larmore

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Carla Maria Izzo

Escamillo - Richard Bernstein

Frasquita - Catherine Ireland

Mercédès - Megan Dey-Toth

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera 586 (2000)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Music Center, Los Angeles (8 September 1998). The performance on 11 September 1998 is reviewed in OPERA February 1999 pp.175-176 and that on 22 September 1998 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1998 No.230 p.38. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1942(RA)

Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle

Chorus - Staatsoper Dresden

Carmen - Elisabeth Höngen

Don José - Torsten Ralf

Micaëla - Elfriede Weidlich

Escamillo - Josef Herrmann

Frasquita - Elfride Trötschel

Mercédès - Helena Rott

Le Dancaïre - Karl Wesseley

Le Remendado - Heinrich Tessmer

Moralès - Jan Rittel

Zuninga - Kurt Böhme

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Black Disc; - Acanta BB 21362 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90152 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1980 (highlights - mention)

Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.167

Orpheus - November 1994 S.62

Comments:- Recorded December 1942. The conductor is sometimes stated to be Robert Heger.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Nicholas Braithwaite - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - English National Opera

Chorus - English National Opera

Carmen - Katherine Pring

Don José - Alberto Remedios

Micaëla - Margaret Curphey

Escamillo - Geoffrey Chard

Frasquita - Audrey Gunn

Mercédès - Anne Conoley

Le Dancaïre - John Kitchiner

Le Remendado - Terry Jenkins

Moralès - Patrick Wheatley

Zuninga - Dennis Wicks

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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 020/3 {3CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum (15 February 1975). Celestial Audio (Australia) lists a 2-CD set (CA 005) in their online catalogue with what appears to be the same cast, but the year is given as 1974.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Carmen - Joy (Joyce) Davidson

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - Norman Treigle

Frasquita - Maria Di Giglio

Mercédès - Jacqueline Pierce

Le Dancaïre - Robert Guy

Le Remendado - George Livings

Zuninga - Edward Doe

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 983-2 {2CDRS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Dade County Auditorium, Miami (10 February 1973). See Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli[-

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Angelo Campori - 1997(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Carolyn Sebron

Don José - José Cura

Micaëla - Cecilia Gasdia

Escamillo - Lucio Gallo

Frasquita - Cinzia Rizzone

Mercédès - Cinzia De Mola

Le Dancaïre - Fabio Previati

Le Remendado - Mario Bolognesi

Moralès - Roberto Accurso

Zuninga - André Cognet

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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4748 (1998)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (July 1997; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL octobre 1997 No.217 p.52). The compact cassettes issue by Legato are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listings (ALD) Winter 1998».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Lille

Chorus - Choeur

Carmen - Viorica Cortez

Don José - Nunzio Todisco

Micaëla - Marion Sylvestre

Escamillo - Robert Hale

Frasquita - P. Jumelle

Mercédès - Anne Marie Grain

Le Dancaïre - Jacques Trigeau

Le Remendado - André Battedou

Moralès - François Le Roux

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1021 (NTSC)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *This video recording appears to be of a performance ai Carpentas (August 1981; see OPERA Festival Issue 1981 pp.75-76). The cast listed above is that given in L'AVANT SCENE OPÉRA No.26 (new edition) p.118. The VHS cassette issued by Lyric is listed in their «Classical Video Catalogue» p.3 where it is attributed to Lille 1982.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de Lille

Chorus - Choeurs de régions et maîtrise de l'Opéra d'Avignon

Carmen - Stefania Toczyska

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Barbara Hendricks

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Lucia Scappatici

Mercédès - Anne Marie Grain

Le Dancaïre - Jacques Trigeau

Le Remendado - Gérard Garino

Moralès - Alain Vernhes

Zuninga - Yves Bisson

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 163 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chorégies d'Orange (28 July 1984; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1984 pp.38-39, OPERA Festival Issue 1984 pp.66-67). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Myung-Whun Chung - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Chorus - Choeur de l'Opéra de Nice - Toulon - Avignon - - Ensemble Vocal des Chorégies

Carmen - Béatrice Uria-Monzon

Don José - Roberto Alagna

Micaëla - Norah Amsellem

Escamillo - Ludovic Tézier

Frasquita - Catherine Dune

Mercédès - Karine Deshayes

Le Dancaïre - Olivier Grand

Le Remendado - Gilles Ragon

Moralès - Didier Henry

Zuninga - Nicolas Cavallier

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1693-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre Antique, Orange (7 August 2004). The performance on 31 July 2004 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.293 septembre 2004 p.43. There are also reviews on the internet

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1938(LE)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Chorus - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Carmen - Cloe Glade

Don José - Armand Tokatyan

Micaëla - Martha Errolle

Escamillo - Joseph Royer

Frasquita - Mildred Ippolito

Mercédès - Helen Nugent

Le Dancaïre - Daniel Harris

Le Remendado - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 133 {1LP} (1972)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Cincinnati Summer Opera (23 July 1938). The UORC LP also contains a recording of a short excerpt of Carmen from St. Louis with Marjorie Lawrence and Jan Kiepura

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gustav Cloéz - 1927-30(SCE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - NOT KNOWN

Carmen - Conchita Supervía

Don José - Gaston Micheletti

Frasquita - Andrée Vavon

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

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Black Disc - Odeón XOC 121 {1LP}; Parlophone-Odéon PMA 1024 {1LP} (UK); American Decca DL 9522 {1LP}; EMI SHB 72

Compact Disc - Marston 52041-2 (collection) {2CDS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1956 p.21 [PHW]; July 1956 pp.38-39 [DST]

Opera - July 1956 p.442

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1956 p.11

Gramophone Record Review - June 1956 p.493 [WM]

American Record Guide - September 1959 Vol.26 No.1 p.26 [PLM]

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1959 Vol.9 No.10 p.26 [CLO]

ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.60 [PLM]: Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 pp.307-309 (mention) [EAM]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor André Cluytens - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Solange Michel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Martha Angelici

Escamillo - Michel Dens

Frasquita - Germaine Chellet

Mercédès - Raymonde Notti(-Pagès)

Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille

Le Remendado - Frédéric Leprin

Moralès - Julien Thirache

Zuninga - Xavier Smati

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1016-8 {3LPS} (UK) (1952)ª; Columbia FCX 101-103 {3LPS} (France); Columbia MOP 33 {15x78s} (USA); Columbia SL 109 {3LPS} (USA); Trianon TRI 33308-10 {3LPS}; Toshiba-EMI EAC 40175/76 {2LPS} (Japan) (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65318-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Aura LRC 1117 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110238-39 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500694 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1952 pp.169-170 [AR]; September 1995 p.124, p.126, p.128 [PO'C]; July 2003 p.81 [AB]

Opera - May 1953 pp.302-303 [H]; January 1996 p.18

Opera Now - November 1995 p.62

Opera News - May 1996 p.26

Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65-S.66 [IW]

Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.66

Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.84; No.503 mai 2003 p.125 [FL]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.163

American Record Guide - May 1951 Vol.17 No.9 p.299 [MDS]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.18

ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.102 [PLM]: Vol.34 No.2 Fall 2003 pp.239-240 [EAM]

BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.72

Classic CD - September 1995 p.72

International Classical Record Collector - November 1993 No.3 p.111

Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.28

Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.83 [PN]

Comments:- Recorded with dialogue between 6 and 8 September 1950. More details can be foundin «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. This recording was also issued onCD with a «200-page illustrated book of the libretto...(ISBN 0-7892-0719-2)» by Abbeville Press (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Spring 2002 p.6)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Elie Cohen - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Raymonde Visconti

Don José - Georges Thill

Micaëla - Marthe Nespoulos

Escamillo - Louis Guénot

Frasquita - Andrée Vavon

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

Le Dancaïre - Robert Roussel

Le Remendado - Léo Mathyl

Zuninga - Louis Guénot

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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14222-14236 {15x78s} (France) ;; Columbia 9527-9541 {15x78s} (UK) (1929)ª; Columbia OP1 (67544 D - 67558 D) {15x78s) (USA) La Voix de Son Maître OVD 2215-2216 {2LPS} (1969)ª; EMI 2C 061 12073 {2LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 154 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Malibran Music 149 (highlights) {1CD} Divine Art 27809 {2CDS} (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1929 p.385 (Klein p.251)

Opera - February 2007 pp.228-229 [AB]

Opera Now - May/June 2007 p.17 [ST]

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.69 (mention) [GH]

Diapason - No.136 1969 p,17

American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 pp.307-308 (highlights) [DA]

International Record Review - March 2007 p.28 [JTH]

Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 p.97 [TP]

Comments:- *Recorded between 11 February 1928 and 9 June 1928, except for «La fleur» which was recorded by Georg Thill on 11 February 1927 and conducted by Philippe Gaubert. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Marius Constant - 1983?(FE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Carmen - Zehava Gal

Don José - Laurence Dale

Micaëla - Véronique Dietschy

Escamillo - Carl-Johann Falkmann

Zuninga - J.P. Denizon

Lilas Pasta - Alain Maratrat

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Black Disc - EMI 1654403 {2LPS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.103-110 [GM]

Comments:- Recording of excerpts from the soundtrack of one of the three films «La Tragédiede Carmen»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre-Michel Le Conte - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts de Paris

Chorus - Choeurs des Concerts de Paris - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Nicolas

Carmen - Consuelo Rubio

Don José - Léopold Simoneau

Micaëla - Pierrette Alarie

Escamillo - Heinz Rehfuss

Frasquita - Maria Lopez

Mercédès - Francine Arrauzau

Le Dancaïre - José Serrano

Le Remendado - Pierre Louvier

Moralès - Bernard Delacroix

Zuninga - Pablo Ferme

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Black Disc; - Guilde Internationale du Disque MMS 2184 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 2184 {3LPS}; *Concert SMS 2184 (UK);; Epic BSC 106 {3LPS} (USA); Epic SC 6035 {3LPS} (USA)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 pp.516-518 [CJL]

High Fidelity Magazine - March 1960 Vol.10 No.3 p.66 [CLO]

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.119 p.374 [MRH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Piero Coppola - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Lucy Perelli

Don José - José de Trévi

Micaëla - Yvonne Brothier

Escamillo - Louis Musy

Frasquita - Henriette Lebard

Mercédès - Marinette Fenoyer

Le Dancaïre - Paul Léon Payen

Le Remendado - Albert Cornellier

Moralès - Emile Rousseau

Zuninga - Louis Morturier

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Black Disc; - HMV L 695-711 {17x78s}; RCA «Camden» CCL 100 (1956)ª

Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 136 (L'Opéra Comique Vol.II) (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.54 [GH]; Dezember 2001 S.58 [DN]; April 2002 S.56 [DN]

Opéra International - décembre 1999 No.241 p.60 [JP]

High Fidelity Magazine - December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.75 [JH]

American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.89 [PHR]

International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]

Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.74

Comments:- Recorded between 12 and 26 October 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Marcel Couraud - 1962?(SE)

Orchestra - Großes Opernorchester

Chorus - Chor

Carmen - Gisela Litz

Don José - Ernst Kozub

Micaëla - Rosl Schwaiger

Escamillo - Franz Crass

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Black Disc; - Philips G 03107 L {1LP} (1963)ª;; Philips 837 020 GY {1LP}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fono Forum - Band 8 Mai 1963 S.183 [WB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Marcel Couraud - 1963?(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe

Chorus - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe

Carmen - Elise Kahn

Don José - Tony Poncet

Micaëla - Irène Jaumillot

Escamillo - Jean Borthayre

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Black Disc; - Philips L 2.276 L {1LP} (1964)ª; Philips 835.157 LY {1LP} (1964)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.84 février 1964 p.20 [JG]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French?

Conductor Giorgio Croci - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Stagione d'Opera Italiana

Chorus - Stagione d'Opera Italiana

Carmen - Margorzata Walewska

Don José - Mario Malagnini

Micaëla - Ulrike Sonntag

Escamillo - Boaz Senator

Frasquita - Susan Fülöp

Mercédès - Roberta Mattelli

Le Dancaïre - Marco Camastra

Le Remendado - Sergio Lombana

Moralès - Marco Camastra

Zuninga - Ivan Tomasev

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DVD (Video) - Cascade 60011

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Video recording of part (80 mins) of a performance at the St. Margarethe Festival, Austria (August 1998).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Colin Davis - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera

Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera

Carmen - Patricia Johnson

Don José - Donald Smith

Micaëla - Elizabeth Robson

Escamillo - Raimund Herincx

Frasquita - Rita Hunter

Mercédès - Ann Robson

Le Dancaïre - John Stoddart

Le Remendado - Julian Moyle

Zuninga - Leon Greene

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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1493 {1LP} (1962)ª;; HMV CSD 1398 {1LP} (1962)ª; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 7081 {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Cassette; - HMV «Greensleeve» TC-ESD 7081 (1980)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC-CFP 4596

Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 4596 {1CD} ; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 008-2 {1CD} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1962 p.416 [PHW]; March 1980 p.1434 [JBS]

Opera - April 1962 p.269

International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]

Comments:- A recording based on performances at Sadler's Wells

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Colin Davis - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Carmen - Olga Borodina

Don José - José Cura

Micaëla - Andrea Dankova

Escamillo - Nikolay Dobrev

Frasquita - Susan Gritton

Mercédès - Ruby Philogene

Le Dancaïre - Neal Davies

Le Remendado - Mark Tucker

Moralès - Liao Chang Yong

Zuninga - Miguel Angel Zapater

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 585 (2000)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 138 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Barbican Hall, London. There were three perfomances on 12, 15, 17 July 1998. That on 12 July is reviewed in OPERA September 1998 p.1131. The CDRs issued by House of Opera (CDBB 138) are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» where the performance is incorrectly attributed to Covent Garden.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Silvano Carroli

Frasquita - María (Asunción) Uriz

Mercédès - Cecilia Fondevila

Le Dancaïre - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve

Le Remendado - Piero De Palma

Moralès - Santos Ariño

Zuninga - Enric Serra

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 154 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (8 November 1983; see OPERA August 1984 pp.909-910). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.488.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1989(LC)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Carmen - Maria Ewing

Don José - Jack (Jacques) Trussel

Micaëla - Miriam Gauci

Escamillo - Alain Fondary

Frasquita - Rosemary Ashe

Mercédès - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew

Le Dancaïre - David Hamilton

Le Remendado - Emile Belcourt

Moralès - Christopher Blades

Zuninga - Rodney McCann

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DVD (Video) - Stax Entertainment MAWA 131 (2001)ª; Image Entertainment ID0272NBDVD (USA) (2002)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Arena ARE 1651(PAL)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2001 p.107, p.109 [AB]

Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]

Comments:- Recorded at performances at Earls Court (See OPERA, August 1989 p.996)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - L'Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Pasdeloup

Chorus - Choeurs du Conservatoire

Carmen - Jean Madeira

Don José - Nicola Filacuridi

Micaëla - Janette Vivalda

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Vivette Barthelemy

Mercédès - Irène Sicot

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Michel Hamel

Moralès - Daniel Marty

Zuninga - Robert Geay

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Black Disc - Vox OPBX 159-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Preiser 20052 {2CDS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - December 1963 Vol.30 No.4 p.306 [MDS]

High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.71 [CLO]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Frasquita - Loretta Di Lelio

Mercédès - Norma Palmieri

Le Dancaïre - Renato Ercolani

Le Remendado - Guido Malfatti

Moralès - Mario Rossetti

Zuninga - Enzo Viaro

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Black Disc - Stradivarius STR 1003-1005 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 727 {2CDS}; Opera Legacies OL 6007 {2CDS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Palermo (February 1959). The LPs issued by Stradivarius are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Carmen - Biserka Cvejic

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Myrtha Gabarini

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Carmen de la Mata

Mercédès - Isabel Casey

Le Dancaïre - Per Drewsen

Le Remendado - Nino Falzetti

Moralès - Gui Gallardo

Zuninga - Walter Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers CAR 196301 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1963). The cast listed above is that given in website of the Teatro Colón. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Nicoletta Panni

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Carol Toscano

Mercédès - Elizabeth Mannion

Le Dancaïre - Renato Cesari

Le Remendado - Herbert Kraus

Moralès - Bernard Izzo

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1157-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers CAR 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera. According to «Opera in Chicago - A Social and Cultural History 1850-1965» pp.380-381 Carmen was performed with this cast at the Chicago Lyric Opera on 26, 31 October and 4 November 1968. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their online catalogue «Premiere Opera Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1980

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Katia Ricciarelli

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Danièle Perriers

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Michel Philippe

Le Remendado - Michel Sénéchal

Moralès - Yves Bisson

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife DC2 (NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 18 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª

DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1007 (Japan) (1999)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 17 (Japanese NTSC)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German?

Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Frankfurter Oper

Chorus - Frankfurter Oper

Carmen - Anja Silja

Don José - Josef Hopperwieser

Micaëla - Nancy Shade

Escamillo - Walter Köninger

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10139-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Frankfurt Opera (27 June 1973). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Swedish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Carmen - Kersten Meyer

Don José - Set Svanholm

Micaëla - Eva Prytz

Escamillo - Sigurd Björling

Frasquita - Ingeborg Kjellgren

Mercédès - Barbro Ericson

Le Dancaïre - Erik Sundquist

Moralès - Carl Axel Hallgren

Zuninga - Anders Näslund

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Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera in Swedish with spoken dialogue

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Christoph Eschenbach - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchester

Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Hamburger Alsterspatzen

Carmen - Waltraud Meier

Don José - Sergei Larin

Micaëla - Michaela Kaune

Escamillo - Jean-Luc Chaignaud

Frasquita - Erika Wahl

Mercédès - Maite Beaumont

Le Dancaïre - Martin Berner

Le Remendado - Stephan Zeick

Moralès - Christoph Nagler

Zuninga - Michael Doumas

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 343 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Musik- und Kongresshalle, Lübeck (July 2002). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1960(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique

Chorus - Choeurs

Carmen - Denise Scharley

Don José - Gustave Botiaux

Micaëla - Renée Doria

Escamillo - Adrien Legros

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Black Disc - Orphée E 51.012 {1LP} (mono); Orphée E 61.011 {1LP} (stereo) Vogue LDM 30126 {1LP}; Mode CMDINT 9499 {1LP}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.52 octobre 1960 p.10 (mention)

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.118 p.311 [MRH]

Comments:- According to the review in DISQUES the conductor is Erasmo Ghiglia, but it is stated to be Jésus Etcheverry in the Vogue's «Catalogue Général» dated 1968 p.301. The following excerpts are performed: Ouverture; Habanera; Seguedille; Chanson de Bohême; Air du Toréador; Air de la fleur; Air des cartes; Air de Micaela; Due José-Escamillo; Duo final et mort de Carmen.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Paul Ethuin - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - María Fleta

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

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