Introduction to the plot and background of the opera Carmen in words and music. Includes principal themes and arias, taken from the complete recording, issued by Naxos in 1990 (Naxos 8.660005--8.660007).
Carmen : the master work (2:26) -- The duet from The pearl fishers (1:59) -- Bizet's career showed early promise (2:28) -- The prelude to Carmen (1:24) -- The 'fate' or 'destiny' theme (3:26) -- The voices of the four main protagonists: Micaëla (0:17) ; Carmen (0:18) ; Don José (0:19) ; Escamillo (0:52) -- The sun-baked square in Seville (4:02) -- Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle-the habanera (3:25) -- Duet : Micaëla and Carmen (5:42) -- Près des ramparts de Seville (2:44) -- Act II : Lillas Pastia's tavern (4:40) -- Escamillo: Votre toast (1:09) -- Escamillo: Toreador's song (2:18) -- The smugglers' quintet (2:50) -- Carmen sings for Don José (3:05) -- Don José: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (2:07) -- Act III (3:27) -- Mercédès and Frasquita play cards (3:00) -- Micaëla: Ja dis que rien ne m'èpouvante (2:36) -- Act IV (1:44) -- March of the toreadors (1:18) -- Escamillo: Si tu m'aimes, Carmen (2:27) -- The fate motif (5:36).
Note
Includes program notes.
Additional formats (note)
Also available as compact disc; previously issued as Naxos 8.558010.
System details (note)
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: MS Windows 98SE, or 2000, or XP; MS Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla 1.7.1, FireFox 1PR, Netscape 7.1, or Opera 7.53; and Media Player 9 or 10.
System requirements: Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.2.8 or 10.3.5; MS Internet Explorer 5.2, Mozilla 1.7, Netscape 7.1, Opera 7.53, or Safari 1.0; Media Player 9.0. Or, Mac OS 8.6 / 9.0; MS Internet Explorer 5.1; Windows Media Player 7.1.
Language (note)
Narration in English; vocal excerpts in French.
Author
Smillie, Thomson.
Title
An introduction to-- Bizet, Carmen [electronic resource] / written by Thomson Smillie.
Imprint
[Hong Kong] : Naxos Music Library, [2006]
Series
Opera explained
Opera explained.
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: MS Windows 98SE, or 2000, or XP; MS Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla 1.7.1, FireFox 1PR, Netscape 7.1, or Opera 7.53; and Media Player 9 or 10.
System requirements: Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.2.8 or 10.3.5; MS Internet Explorer 5.2, Mozilla 1.7, Netscape 7.1, Opera 7.53, or Safari 1.0; Media Player 9.0. Or, Mac OS 8.6 / 9.0; MS Internet Explorer 5.1; Windows Media Player 7.1.
Performer
David Timson, narrator ; Graciela Alperyn, Giorgio Lamberti, Alan Titus, Donia Palade, soloists ; Slovak Philharmonic Chorus ; Bratislava Children's Choir ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) ; Alexander Rahbari, conductor.
Additional formats
Also available as compact disc; previously issued as Naxos 8.558010.