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Carmen
Carmen : opéra en quatre actes = [opera] in four acts / [music by] Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée ; production by Richard Eyre ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with Thirteen for WNET.ORG.
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Title:[Carmen]
Carmen : opéra en quatre actes = [opera] in four acts / [music by] Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée ; production by Richard Eyre ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with Thirteen for WNET.ORG.
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Variant Title: Metropolitan Opera presents
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Related Title:Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
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Author/Creator:Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
Garanča, Elīna, 1976-
Alagna, Roberto.
Frittoli, Barbara.
Rhodes, Teddy Tahu, 1966-
Miller, Keith (Bass-baritone)
Nézet-Séguin, Yannick, 1975-
Halvorson, Gary.
Fleming, Renée.
Eyre, Richard, 1943-
Howell, Rob.
Mumford, Peter, 1946-
Wheeldon, Christopher.
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
WNET.ORG.
Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Universal Music Group.
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Published/Created:Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ; New York : Marketed by Universal Music Classical, ©2010.
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Location:Temporarily shelved at MAA LIBRARY (IKB) audio-visualWhere is this?
c.1 Temporarily shelved at MAA LIBRARY (IKB) reference office
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Call Number: M1500.B5 C3 2010 DVD
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Number of Items:2
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Status:Available
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Location:Temporarily shelved at MAA LIBRARY (IKB) audio-visualWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Operas.
Romanies--Spain--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
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Genre/Form:Filmed operas.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Televised operas.
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Description:2 videodiscs (167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Series:Metropolitan Opera HD live.
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Terms governing use:Restrictions: Home use only. Not for use in a classroom or other public space.
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Credits:Set & costume designer, Rob Howell ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon.
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Cast:Elīna Garanča (Carmen) ; Roberto Alagna (Don José) ; Barbara Frittoli (Michaëla) ; Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Escamillo) ; Keith Miller (Zuniga) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor ; host, Renée Fleming
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Summary:Carmen, a beautiful sultry gypsy, woos the corporal Don José. Their relationship leads to his rejection of his former love, mutiny against his superior, and joining a gang of smugglers. His jelousy when she turns from him to the bullfighter Escamillo leads him to murder Carmen.
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Notes:"The Metropolitan Opera HD live."
Title from booklet.
"This version of Carmen uses, in part, the critical edition by Fritz Oeser"--End credits.
"Carmen exists in an independent universe where her existence is defined by her desire for men and their desire for her, always on her terms. And she burns up whomever she desires."--Booklet.
Program notes and synopsis in English (20 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
Bonus material (in English): Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna backstage with Renée Fleming. Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: Yannick Nézet-Séguin ; Barbara Frittoli and Teddy Tahu Rhodes ; Christopher Wheeldon.
Filmed live in HD transmission at the Metropolitan Opera on Jan. 16, 2010, for Great performances.
DVD; picture format NTSC, 16:9; sound formats: PCM stereo., DTS 5.1; region code 0.
Sung in French; French, German, English, Spanish or Chinese subtitles; spoken commentary in English.
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Contents:disc 1. Acts 1 & 2
disc 2. Acts 3 & 4 ; extras.