Carmen

Carmen (1988)

December 12th, 19882h 52min

Music
95%

Overview

This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score. At the center of the story is Agnes Baltsa, whose smoky mezzo is tailor-made for the gypsy Carmen, an independent woman who glories in obeying only her own rules, but who is haunted by fate. Superstar tenor José Carreras is Don José, the solider from a small town who catches Carmen’s eye and is destroyed by his growing obsession with her. Samuel Ramey is the charismatic matador Escamillo, who lures Carmen away from Don José with tragic result. Leona Mitchell is Micaëla, the simple girl from Don José’s hometown who cannot save him. March 21, 1987 Matinee Broadcast.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Gounod: Romeo et Juliette

Gounod: Romeo et Juliette


Released on: 2008-01-20
Music

The sensational hit of Salzburg's 2008 festival season arrives on DVD! Starring tenor Rolando Villaz...

Tingel Tangel på Tyrol

Tingel Tangel på Tyrol


Released on: 1990-09-22
Comedy, Music, TV Movie

A show/happening recorded at restaurant Tyrol in Stockholm.

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann (Komische Oper Berlin)

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann (Komische Oper Berlin)


Released on: 1970-12-11
Music

Walter Felsenstein's staging of Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann at the Komische Opera Berl...

Springsteen On Broadway

Springsteen On Broadway


Released on: 2018-12-16
Music, Documentary

Bruce Springsteen shares personal stories from his life and acoustic versions of some of his best-kn...

The Fiery Angel

The Fiery Angel


Released on: 2021-01-01
Music

Sergey Prokofiev's operatic tragedy The Fiery Angel was never performed in the composers lifetime th...

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco


Released on: 2007-03-12
Music

The spectacular production from the 2007 festival at the historic Arena di Verona. Renowned Verdi si...

Giordano: Andrea Chénier

Giordano: Andrea Chénier


Released on: 1996-11-09
Music

This live from the Met telecast from October 1996 of Giordano’s infrequently performed verismo gem i...

Amadeus

Amadeus


Released on: 1984-09-19
History, Music, Drama

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

Aida

Aida


Released on: 2012-02-20
Music, Drama

The Metropolitan Opera: Otello

The Metropolitan Opera: Otello


Released on: 2012-10-27
Music

In Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, Renée Fleming gives a captivating performanc...

Rossini Sigismondo

Rossini Sigismondo


Released on: 2010-06-12
Music

Early Rossini has a youthful, buoyant vibrancy about it, even in the dark swirls of drammi per music...

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment


Released on: 2007-06-01
Music, Comedy

In January 2007, superstar soprano Natalie Dessay, joined on stage by acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Flo...

Rossini La Cenerentola

Rossini La Cenerentola


Released on: 2008-06-12
Music

This is an excellent version of one of the greatest of all comic operas, featuring superb singing an...

Rossini: La Donna del Lago

Rossini: La Donna del Lago


Released on: 2015-03-14
Music

An all-star cast assembled for the Met’s first-ever performances of Rossini’s romantic retelling of ...

Triple J: Like A Version Eight

Triple J: Like A Version Eight


Released on: 2012-10-12
Music

In volume eight of Like A Version watch artists such as Thundamentals, Bon Iver and Jinja Safari cov...

SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009

SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009


Released on: 2009-12-07
Music

Jennifer Nettles voice can hold its own in any setting, but exceeds expectations alongside partner K...

Puccini: La Boheme

Puccini: La Boheme


Released on: 1982-01-01
Music

"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performe...

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music


Released on: 1992-03-10
Music

A pioneer in the world of rock-'n'-roll guitar, Chuck Berry has created a legacy that spans decades....

Ermione

Ermione


Released on: 1995-06-03
Music

Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer Gioachi...

Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Britten: The Turn of the Screw


Released on: 1990-01-01
Music

In Benjamin Britten's operatic adaptation of Henry James' masterwork, a naive governess (Helen Field...