Carmen

Item

Record ID

34

Identifier

9158

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Carmen

Uniform Title

Carmen

Program/Series Title

Live from the Met

Composer

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875

Text Author

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (libretto) ; Halevy, Ludovic, 1834-1908 (libretto)

Production Year

1987

Transmission/Release Date

4/1/87

Transmission/Release Year

1987

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

PBS

Home Video - VHS

DG

Home Video - DVD

DG

Conductor/Music Director

Levine, James, 1943-

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus

Soloists

Agnes Baltsa (Carmen) ; Jose Carreras (Don Jose) ; Leona Mitchell (Micaela) ; Samuel Ramey (Escamillo) ; Ara Berberian (Zuniga) ; Myra Merritt (Frasquita) ; Diane Kesling (Mercedes) ; Vernon Hartman (Morales) ; Anthony Laciura (Remendado) ; Bruce Hubbard (Dancaire)

Participants

Joanne Woodward (host) ; Peter Allen (announcer)

TV/Film Director

Large, Brian

Stage Director

Mills, Paul, 1946- ; Hall, Peter J., 1926- (production)

Sets

Bury, John

Costumes

Bury, John

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Producer

Paul, Samuel J.

Executive Producer

Bronson, Michael

Technical Information

Tape ; color ; stereo

Other Information

Sonya Haddad (English subtitles) ; Live from the Met ; later title: The Metropolitan Opera Presents

Duration

ca. 172'

Presenting Station

WNET

Company

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Recorded

Taped 1987-02-28

Sourcemat

PRINTCAT (X)