Carmen [videorecording] / music, George [i.e. Georges] Bizet ; libretto, Meilhac and Halévy ; director, Gavin Taylor ; producer, Ken Scorfield ; [stage] director, Steven Pimlott ; production by Tyne Tees Television for Classical Productions (UK) Ltd ; an Allied Vision presentation for Classical Productions (UK) Limited.
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[videorecording] /
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Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment, Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment,
Based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée. Originally produced in 1989. Maria Ewing (Carmen) ; Jacque Trussel (Don Jose) ; Alain Fondary (Escamillo) ; Miriam Gauci (Micaela) ; Rodney McCann, Christopher Blades, David Hamilton, Emile Belcourt, Rosemary Ashe, Ludmilla Andrew, supporting soloists ; National Philharmonic Orchestra ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; Pupils of London Oratory School ; Paco Péña's Fiesta Flamenca Company ; Jaques [i.e. Jacques] Delacôte, conductor.
Summary:
Staged in London's Earls Court, Steven Pimlott's production portrays a vivid celebration of life before the final death. Maria Ewing sings the part of the passionate Gypsy with all the the temperament the role demands.
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