Bizet Carmen

Bizet Carmen (1967)

This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1967-01-01
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 44min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Cosmotel
  • Production Country: Switzerland, Austria
  • Director: Herbert von Karajan
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Summary

This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The production features the three greatest exponents of their respective roles at the time: Grace Bumbry’s magnificently seductive-toned Carmen, Mirella Freni’s ineffably lovely, touching Micaëla and Jon Vickers’s thrillingly manic-depressive Don José. On its release the film was hailed by Die Presse, (Vienna) as a “unique artistic event”, while Le Monde felt that Karajan’s production brought “a whole new dimension” to the opera, “combined with a magisterial interpretation”. A classical and utterly dramatic approach to probably the world's most beloved opera – Karajan’s Carmen is as much a delicacy for opera fans as it is a perfect starter for newcomers.

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  • Grace Bumbry

    as Carmen
  • Jon Vickers

    as Don José
  • Mirella Freni

    as Micaëla
  • Justino Díaz

    as Escamillo
  • Julia Hamari

    as Frasquita
  • Olivera Miljakovic

    as Mercédès
  • Robert Kerns

    as Moralès
  • Anton Diakov

    as Zuniga
  • Kurt Equiluz

    as Dancaïre
  • Milen Paunov

    as Remendado
  • Mariemma

    as Dancer at Lilas Pastia's Cortijo
Directing Herbert von Karajan Director
Writing Prosper Mérimée Novel
Sound Herbert von Karajan Conductor
Directing Herbert von Karajan Stage Director
Production Fritz Buttenstedt Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Georges Wakhévitch Costume Design
Camera Kai Borsche Camera Operator
Camera François Reichenbach Director of Photography
Art Teo Otto Set Designer
Sound Georges Bizet Original Music Composer
Editing Jackie Raynal Editor
Camera Ernst Wild Director of Photography
Camera Jürgen Jürges Camera Operator
Camera Dieter Matzka Camera Operator
Camera Rüdiger Meichsner Camera Operator

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