Carmen (TV 1997)

Director:

Gary Halvorson

Writers:

Ludovic Halévy (libretto), Henri Meilhac (libretto),

Stars:

Waltraud Meier, Plácido Domingo, Sergei Leiferkus

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Waltraud Meier	...	Carmen, a gypsy
Plácido Domingo	...	Cpl. Don José, dragoon
Sergei Leiferkus	...	Escamillo, a toreador
Angela Gheorghiu	...	Micaëla, a peasant girl
Jeffrey Wells	...	Zuniga, a captain
Christopher Schaldenbrand	...	Moralés, an officer
Mary Dunleavy	...	Frasquita - a Gypsy Friend of Carmen
Kristine Jepson	...	Mercédès, a gypsy, friend of Carmen
Kim Josephson	...	Le Dancaïre, smuggler
Tony Stevenson	...	Le Remendado, smuggler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Metropolitan Opera Ballet	...	Dancers
James Levine	...	Himself - Conductor
Metropolitan Opera Chorus	...	Chorus
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra	...	Themselves - Orchestra

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

live performance | opera | french opera | spain | bullfighter | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

French

Release Date:

29 December 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metropolitan Opera Association, Chevron/Texaco

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Kokkino-mavro Carmen (1987)

User Reviews

We were never meant to see such things close-up

Now available on DVD, this prettily photographed and nicely sung version of Carmen is as good as any introduction to the opera as a film can be. But when Don Jose and Escamillo come at each other with knives, and you see them singing at each other in the process, it all seems faintly absurd... We were never meant to see such things close-up.