Carmen /
In 19th century Seville, the lusty, tempestuous Carmen seduces a naive Army corporal, Don Jose. Jose abandons his career, his fiancee and even his dying mother for the love of this sultry gypsy. But soon she spurns him for the love of a toreador, Escamillo. Crazed with jealousy, Jose begs Carmen to...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
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Hamburg : New York. N.Y. :
Deutsche Grammophon ; Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records,
[1989]
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| Summary: | In 19th century Seville, the lusty, tempestuous Carmen seduces a naive Army corporal, Don Jose. Jose abandons his career, his fiancee and even his dying mother for the love of this sultry gypsy. But soon she spurns him for the love of a toreador, Escamillo. Crazed with jealousy, Jose begs Carmen to return to him, but her taunting declaration of independence results in tragedy. |
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| Item Description: | French with English subtitles. Videodisc release of the opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera in 1987. Synopsis and notes in booklet (13 pages ; 31 cm.) inserted in container. "072 509-1." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (173 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in. |
| Format: | CLV extended play. |
| Production Credits: | Conductor, James Levine ; video director, Brian Large ; producer, Samuel J. Paul. |