

Bizet Carmen
2014 Directed by Matthias HartmannLive recording from Oper Zurich, 2008, DVD release 2014. Jonas Kaufmann, 'the Prince of Tenors', appears with international star Vesselina Kasarova in Zürich Opera's starkly palpable staging of Bizet's ever-popular Carmen. The production sees Don José (Kaufmann) abandon his teenage attitudes in pursuit of Kasarova's free and independent Carmen - realising too late that his self-control has vanished, along with his youth.
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Jonas Kaufmann
....................................................Don José

Vesselina Kasarova
....................................................Carmen

Michele Pertusi
....................................................Escamillo

Isabel Rey
....................................................Micaëla
Morgan Moody
....................................................Zuniga
Krešimir Stražanac
....................................................Moralés

Michele Pertusi
....................................................Director
...........................................................Matthias Hartmann
Felix Breisach
Writer
...........................................................Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy
Original Story
...........................................................Prosper Mérimée
Music Director
...........................................................Franz Welser-Möst
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Georges Bizet
Production Companies
...................................................Decca
Production Countries
........................................................United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
....................................................Français
Genres
....................................................Music
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