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Callas Edition - Bizet: Carmen / Prêtre, Guiot, Gedda, Et Al


Release Date: 08/19/1997 
Label:  Emi Classics   Catalog #: 56281   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Georges Bizet
Performer:  Andréa Guiot,  Nadine Sautereau,  Jean-Paul Vauquelin,  Maria Callas,   ... 
Conductor:  Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Opera Orchestra,  René Duclos Chorus,  Jean Pesneaud Children's Choir
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 26 Mins. 

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Maria Callas never sang Carmen on-stage, but the role seems custom-made for her strengths -- Carmen is fiery, volatile, infuriating, seductive -- and Callas is such a superb singing actress that she conveys the character's complexity with rare effectiveness. The critical acclaim and public affection for Callas' Carmen put it very high on any list of preferred versions of the opera. She has a terrific supporting cast, including Nicolai Gedda who is in excellent voice and who makes a believable, tragic Don José, a performance that has been deemed among the finest of his career. Andréa Guiot is a sweet Micaëla, and the rest of the cast is strong. Georges Prêtre leads l'Orchestre du Théâtre Nationale de Read more l'Opéra and the Choeurs René Duclos in an exciting, idiomatic reading of the opera. EMI's sound is clean and present.

-- All Music Guide
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Works on This Recording

1. Carmen by Georges Bizet
Performer:  Andréa Guiot (Soprano), Nadine Sautereau (Soprano), Jean-Paul Vauquelin (Tenor),
Maria Callas (Soprano), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Robert Massard (Baritone),
Jane Berbié (Soprano), Jacques Pruvost (Tenor), Maurice Maievski (Tenor),
Claude Calès (Baritone), Jacques Mars (Bass)
Conductor:  Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Opera Orchestra,  René Duclos Chorus,  Jean Pesneaud Children's Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1873-1874; France 
 Date of Recording: 07/1964 
Venue:  Wagram Hall, Paris, France 
Length: 146 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Language: French 

Sound Samples

Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster): Ouverture
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Sur la place
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Avec la garde montante
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: C'est bien là, n'est-ce pas?
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: La cloche a sonné....Dans l'air
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Carmen! sur tes pas
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Quels regardes! Quelle effronterie!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Duo: Parle-moi de ma mère!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Reste là, maintenant, pendant que je lirai
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Que se passe-t-il donc là-bas?...Au secours!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Mon officier, c'était une querelle
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Séguidille: Près des ramparts de Séville
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Voici l'ordre; partez
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 1: Entr'acte
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Chanson bohème: les tringles des sistres tintaient
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Messieurs, Pastia me dit
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Vivat! vivat le Toréro!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Couplets du Toréador; Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: La belle, un mot
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Eh bien! vite, quelles nouvelles?.....Nous avons en tête un affaire
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Halte là!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Enfin c'est toi!...Tout doux, Monsieur
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Air de la fleur: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée...Non, tu ne m'aimes pas
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Holà Carmen!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Entr'acte
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: Ecoute, écoute, compagnon, écoute
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: Reposons-nous une heure ici, mes camarades
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: Trio des Cartes: Mêlons! Coupons!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: Eh bien?
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: C'est des contrebandiers....Air de Micaëla:Je dis, que rien ne m'épouvante
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: Quelques lignes plus bas
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 3: Entr'acte
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 4: A deux cuartos!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 4: Les voici! voici la quadrille!
Carmen (1997 Digital Remaster), Act 4: C'est toi!...Viva! viva! la course est belle!

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 2 Customer Reviews )
 good May 5, 2013 By W. Chen (Saint Paul, MN) See All My Reviews "a classical edition. of course Maria Callas is a excellent Carmen and Pretre is my favorite conductor. a French Opera directed by French conductor is worth listening~" Report Abuse
 This one is a winner May 3, 2013 By J S E T. (West Grove, PA) See All My Reviews "This is the old standard version with recits. There is much to like in it: a dynamic yet idiomatic conductor, excellent sound, fine voices, idiomatic chorus and orchestra. What's missing? Not that much. A gripping performance; I return to it time and again. Callas is a fine Carmen and her dark tones are bewitching...very appropriate." Report Abuse
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