Carmen
03/03/12 12:00PM
We sample wonderful music from Bizet's Carmen, possibly the most popular opera in the world, which premiered on this date in 1875 - and was not well received.
Playlist
12:00pm
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt) |
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| Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album: Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year: 2000 |
12:00pm
| Carmen: Overture (excerpt) |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris |
| Conductor: Georges Prêtre |
| CD/Album: Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: EMI 47313 |
| Release Year: 1964 |
12:00pm
| Carmen: Conclusion (excerpt) |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris |
| Conductor: Georges Prêtre |
| Soloists: Nicolai Gedda, tenor |
| CD/Album: Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: EMI 47313 |
| Release Year: 1964 |
12:07pm
| Carmen: Habanera |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris |
| Conductor: Georges Prêtre |
| Soloists: Maria Callas, soprano |
| CD/Album: Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: EMI 47313 |
| Release Year: 1964 |
12:12pm
| Carmen: Habanera |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française |
| Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham |
| Soloists: Victoria de los Angeles, soprano |
| CD/Album: Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: EMI 49240 |
| Release Year: 1960 |
12:19pm
| Carmen: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor: Sir Georg Solti |
| Soloists: Placido Domingo, tenor |
| CD/Album: Georges Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: London 414489 |
| Release Year: 1976 |
12:24pm
| Carmen: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris |
| Conductor: Georges Prêtre |
| Soloists: Nicolai Gedda, tenor |
| CD/Album: Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: EMI 47313 |
| Release Year: 1964 |
12:29pm
| Carmen: "Votre toast" |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: RCA Victor Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale |
| Conductor: Fritz Reiner |
| Soloists: Robert Merrill, baritone |
| CD/Album: Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: RCA 7981 |
| Release Year: 1951 |
12:35pm
| Carmen: "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor: Sir Georg Solti |
| Soloists: Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano |
| CD/Album: Georges Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: London 414489 |
| Release Year: 1976 |
12:44pm
| Carmen: Seguidilla |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor: Gennaro Papi |
| Soloists: Rosa Ponselle, soprano ; René Maison, tenor |
| CD/Album: Metropolitan Opera Historic Broadcast - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: Met Historic Recordings 21-112-42-PT10 [vinyl] |
| Release Year: 1937 |
12:52pm
| Carmen: Conclusion |
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| Composer: Georges Bizet |
| Ensemble: Chœurs René Duclos; Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris |
| Conductor: Georges Prêtre |
| Soloists: Maria Callas, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor |
| CD/Album: Bizet - Carmen |
| Record co./Cat #: EMI 47313 |
| Release Year: 1964 |