Carmen

Carmen

'Carmen' makes high-caliber comeback at the Met

1988 fr 172 minutes

Rating: 9.5

Plot

This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score. At the center of the story is Agnes Baltsa, whose smoky mezzo is tailor-made for the gypsy Carmen, an independent woman who glories in obeying only her own rules, but who is haunted by fate. Superstar tenor José Carreras is Don José, the solider from a small town who catches Carmen’s eye and is destroyed by his growing obsession with her. Samuel Ramey is the charismatic matador Escamillo, who lures Carmen away from Don José with tragic result. Leona Mitchell is Micaëla, the simple girl from Don José’s hometown who cannot save him. March 21, 1987 Matinee Broadcast.

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Cast

Agnes Baltsa

Agnes Baltsa

Carmen

José Carreras

José Carreras

Don José

Samuel Ramey

Samuel Ramey

Escamillo

Leona Mitchell

Leona Mitchell

Micaëla

Myra Merritt

Myra Merritt

Frasquita

Diane Kesling

Diane Kesling

Mercédès

Anthony Laciura

Anthony Laciura

Remendado

Ara Berberian

Ara Berberian

Zuniga

Vernon Hartman

Vernon Hartman

Morales

Bruce Hubbard

Bruce Hubbard

Dancaire

James Levine

James Levine

Conductor

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

Christopher Schaldenbrand

Christopher Schaldenbrand

Moralès

Angela Gheorghiu

Angela Gheorghiu

Micaela

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Don José

Jeffrey Wells

Jeffrey Wells

Zuniga

Waltraud Meier

Waltraud Meier

Carmen

Mary Dunleavy

Mary Dunleavy

Frasquita

Sergei Leiferkus

Sergei Leiferkus

Escamillo

Kim Josephson

Kim Josephson

Le Dancaïre

Tony Stevenson

Tony Stevenson

Le Remendado

Charles Duval

Charles Duval

Mountain Guide

Garrick Utley

Garrick Utley

Self - Host

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