Georges BIZET
(1838 - 1875)
Carmen
opera in 4 acts (Paris, 1875)
libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy
original version, 1874 (ed. Paul Prévost & René Jacobs)
Sabine Devieilhe, soprano (Micaëla)
Margot Genet, soprano (Frasquita)
Gaëlle Arquez, mezzo-soprano (Carmen)
Séraphine Cotrez, mezzo-soprano (Mercédès)
Grégoire Mour, tenor (Le Remendado)
François Rougier, tenor (Don José)
Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, tenor (Le Dancaïre)
Yoann Dubruque, baritone (Moralès)
Thomas Dolié, bass-baritone (Escamillo)
Frédéric Caton, bass (Zuniga)
Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Children's choir of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
B'Rock Orchestra
DIR.: RENÉ JACOBS
recorded: March 25, 2024, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
period instruments
flac (original bitrate: AAC 126 kbps)
source: YouTube
included: programmes with articles and interviews (NL, F, D, ES) [pdf]
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(01) act 1 [59'38"]
(02) act 2 [48'58"]
(03) act 3 [39'48"]
(04) act 4 [20'46"]
links:
Children's Choir of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
(* the libretto is of limited use, as this is a performance of the original version,
that was adapted for the performance of 1875, which is generally performed today)
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