This version is absolutely brilliant!! Domingo's singing is equalled by his acting, and Vergara is perfect. I can not imagine thisbeing better. The idea of Carmen staying proud and aloof suits this much better than some I have seen where she is more torn. The hopelessness of Don Jose's love is so much starker and moving.
never thought id find this recording of PD.. let alone a video of this rendition..(didnt know there was even) of all the other renditions ive seen online/tv/radio/cds by him and others.. this is my favorite.. ty for posting
Un duo sin comparación..!! Y la armonía de sus voces... Un mexicano y la diva y dama chilena orgullo de mi nación... Dos grandes de la cultura del Nuevo Mundo...
Part of the "Hommage to Seville" Emmy winning special he did with Ponelle and Levine in the late 1980s. Only thing wrong with it? It's only an hour long. The second scene from Carmen that ends the special, the final act, is better. Here, Don Jose is practically psychotic with obsession for Carmen and she is clinically sociopathic, with no sign of sympathy, empathy, compassion or just pity for this pathetic Don Jose. I think Ponelle's direction was too heavy handed. In the show's final scene, they both are more multi-dimensional and as a result, more compelling. Mil gracias por compartir.
