Really good production, Domingo is in top form in every way and while I admire Berganza's voice, and she's a saucy little sausage here, her interpretation is, well, a tad too two-dimensional for my taste. I have this on one of my Domingo playlists and listen to it regularly. The Great Domingo is a force of nature, the greatest ever. Thanks for the upload!
Uppity G ... ::: You're absolutely right about Domingo. He sounds so young & "high". His costume is great ! Leontyne Price has blinded me to any other singer in this role. For all of her _Aida's,_ _Carmen_ is her greatest vocal performance.
I grew up listening to this version of Carmen, but have never seen it before. I've seen many others perfotm this, but in my opinion, none reach Berganza's level. thank you so much for uploading!!!
This is one of the most touching final scene of this opera. Both principals wonderful musically and dramatically. They are both flawed characters - Carmen responsible, really for Don Jose's
@HappyHounde Berganza is forever young, besides, who said that Carmen wasn't older than Don José? She must have been pretty much experienced, and he a young and innocent soldier.
It's quite strange hearing Domingo sing in French, after hearing him sing in Italian as well as Spanish. Even when he sings in English, it's quite interesting too. But, he still sure pulls everything off, no matter what he sings :).
The sound quality is wonderful ; unfortunately, Bizet's masterpiece was cut-off at the end. If any opera ( music ) should be heard to completion, it is this operatic triumph of human emotions.
Placido Domingo's voice is unassailable, as usual, but in this role Jose Carreras is my man. His Don Jose, betrayed and goaded by Carmen, is heartbreaking in proud restraint and lovestruck agony.
no, unfortunately no - Escamillo in this performance was Ruggero Raimondi and Micaela is Katia Ricciarelli... I prefer audio version with BERGANZA (of course), Domingo, Milnes and Cotrubas. My the most favourite recording of Carmen!
Hi do u have Carmen with placido & Denise grave Carmen opera ? Also placido & Elena zaremben Carmen opera ? Let me know a lot health problems would cheer me up thank u if u have them can't post I would pay u to put on DVD thank u
Carmen es una opera de fineza musical y elegancia francesas pero su espiritu es racialmente español y mediterraneo. Esto es indudable para la mayoria. Domingo&Berganza lo 'hacen' tan bien en este rol porque participan de TODAS esas caracteristicas anteriores. Ese es el truco¡
One or two nice moments - eg laugh at end before stabbing and some good indifferent expressions towards Jose but she's not the greatest Carmen. A little old for the part and clumsy in her movements. Voice too light in places. Fantastic performance by Domingo.
Very few tenors manage to sing the last lines -from “vous pouvez m’arrêter”- with such feeling, such dramatic pathos and, yet, such delicate, perfect phrasing, interesting dynamics and smooth legato. In fact, these last lines sung by the tenor are like the cherry on the cake, and the whole dramatic and musical momentum of the Opera is summarised and reaches its summit in those final bars, since we hear the Carmen theme for the last two times. Orchestras and conductors often pull it off, but tenors, unfortunately, too often fail to render the composer’s intentions into sound. By the way, even the B-flat that Domingo sings in the duet sounds gorgeous. And of course Berganza sounds great and fiery. A wonderful version all in all.
Bizarre changes to the final pages- do we have Oeser to thank for that? This was certainly very good, but would recommend Jane Rhodes 1960 recording with Albert Lance for an astounding unforgetable experience as these 10 minutes of great music can be!
I hate the costumes, but the singing is good. Although I think that Berganza is a master in Rossini. She sang Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia like no other.
(cont from below) loss of his economic and social position and he, being so obsessively possessive. Maybe they really deserved each other. Wonderful performance nevertheless. Opera has to take you there and this scene did.
Grande interpretazione, sia dell'uno che dell'altra, eppure devo dire che nessuno supera la perfetta interpretazione di Don José da parte di Jonas Kaufmann (2006, dir. Antonio Pappano, meglio ancora che nel 2009, dir. Daniel Barenboim, regia Emma Dante).
This is ok. I respect Berganza but it seems like she is singing 'the same ol' Carmen' Stock gestures, little real involvemen. Domingo is magnificent. I guess Elina Garanca has spoiled me forever in this role. A real singing actress…without equal. t
youI say that because all women die from him? because that great lord, serial murderer, or dangerous ciminal has nothing. Besides, he's not who escirbio the script of the opera. did you understand me?
Anda que la gente es bruta! La Carmen de la berganza es histórica y su interpretación perfecta...ya quisiera la Migenes llegarla al tobillo. En fin... hay gustos pa tó!
Domingo? - come sempre fedele al suo stile cioè vocalmente limitato dalla sua tecnica /inesistente/ e la Sua vocalità nasale,di più si serve di una pronuncia orrenda. livello artistico sotto lo 0. La Berganza?- dal 1958 avevo sentito dal vivo più di 40 Carmen soprani, mezzosoprani, contralti... e per dirla tutta questa Signora mi fa pensare più tosto alla mamma della Carmen… viva la frigidità umana! ps.tutti e due si servono dei suoni di qualità bruttissima. viva La Mediocrità ! il vecchio
@@jaapschneider3951 Teresa Berganza - mai avuta la vera voce di Carmen. Carmen = contralto . Berganza non era neanche uno mezzosoprano vero . Dal vivo era così . Le registrazioni truccate mi interessano poco. il vecchio
