Elena Obraztsova (Carmen), Plácido Domingo (Don José), Yuri Mazurok (Escamillo), Isobel Buchanan (Micaëla), soloists ; Chor der Wiener Staatsoper ; Die Wiener Sängerknaben ; Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper ; Bühnenorchester & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper ; Carlos Kleiber, conductor. Based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée. Recorded live at the Wiener Staatsoper, 9 December 1978.
Summary:
In 19th century Seville, Carmen seduces a naive Army corporal, Don José, who abandons his carrer, his fiancee, and his dying mother for Carmen.
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