Carmen discography
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This is a discography of audio and video recordings of Carmen, a French-language opera by Georges Bizet. The opera premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875. Carmen is one of the most frequently recorded operas, dating back to a near-complete German acoustical recording in 1908.
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast (Carmen, José, Micaëla, Escamillo) |
Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label[1] | References | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Emmy Destinn, Karl Jörn, Minnie Nast, Hermann Bachmann |
de, Chorus of the Court Opera Berlin, Grammophone Orchestra Berlin, sung in German |
CD: Aura Music, Marston Records Cat: LRC 1900, Marston 52022-2 |
[2][3] | |
| 1911 | Marguerite Mérentié, Agustarello Affré, Aline Vallandri, Henri Albers |
François Ruhlmann, Chœur de l'Opéra-Comique, l'Orchestre Symphonique |
Pathé CD: Malibran, Marston Records Cat: MR 560, Marston 52019-2 |
[2][4] | |
| 1920 | Fanny Anitùa, Luigi Bolis, Ines Maria Ferraris, Cesare Formichi |
uncredited, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan sung in Italian |
78s: Columbia | [5] | |
| 1927 | Lucy Perelli, José de Trévi, Yvonne Brothier, Louis Musy |
Piero Coppola, Chœur et Orchestre de l'Opéra-Comique |
HMV / Victor | [6] | |
| 1928 | Raymonde Visconti, Georges Thill, Marthe Nespoulous, Louis Guénot |
Élie Cohen, Chœur de l'Opéra-Comique, l'Orchestre Symphonique de Paris |
CD: Columbia Recording Cat: 27809 Remastered on Pristine Audio) |
[6][7] | Act 2: "Holà Carmen! Holà! Holà!" (3:45) |
| 1931 | es, Piero Pauli, Maria Carbone, Ernesto Besanzoni |
Carlo Sabajno, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and chorus, sung in Italian |
CD: Myto Records | [2] | |
| 1932 | Aurora Buades, Aureliano Pertile, Ines Alfani Tellini, it |
Lorenzo Molajoli, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and chorus, sung in Italian |
CD: Phonographe Records | [2] | |
| 1935 | Beniamino Gigli (tenor) | Franco Ghione conducting La Scala Orchestra sung in Italian |
Act 2: "Il fior che avevi a me tu dato" (4:00) | ||
| 1937 | Rosa Ponselle René Maison Hilda Burke Julius Huehn |
Gennaro Papi Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Walhall WHL 15 | ||
| 1942 | Germaine Cernay, Raymond Berthaud, Ginette Guillamat, Lucien Lovano |
Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Malibran-Music, originally broadcast on Radio Provence |
[2] | |
| 1942 | Elisabeth Höngen Torsten Ralf Elfriede Weidlich Josef Herrmann |
Karl Böhm Staatsoper Dresden Chorus and Orchestra Sung in German |
CD: Preiser PR90152 | [7] | |
| 1943 | Lily Djanel Raoul Jobin Licia Albanese Leonard Warren |
Sir Thomas Beecham Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
Walhall - WLCD0006 | [7] | |
| 1950 | Solange Michel, Raoul Jobin, Martha Angelici, Michel Dens |
André Cluytens, Chœur et Orchestre de l'Opéra-Comique |
CD: Naxos Historical Cat: 8.110238-39 |
[6][7] | |
| 1951 | Risë Stevens, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese, Robert Merrill |
Fritz Reiner, RCA Victor Orchestra |
CD: RCA Red Seal 88843041212 | ||
| 1951 | Suzanne Juyol, Libera de Luca, Janine Micheau, Julien Giovannetti |
Albert Wolff, Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra-Comique |
CD: Preiser (originally Decca) | [6][7] | |
| 1952 | Risë Stevens, Richard Tucker, Nadine Conner, Paolo Silveri |
Fritz Reiner, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Sony Classical Cat: 88697 96189 2 |
[7] | |
| 1952 | Vera Borisenko, Georgi Nelepp, Elizaveta Shumskaya, Alexei Ivanov |
Vassili Nebolsin, Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra sung in Russian |
MK DO1508-15 | [5] | |
| 1954 | Kerstin Meyer, Arne Hendriksen, Elisabeth Söderström, Sigurd Björling |
Sixten Ehrling, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera sung in Swedish |
CD: Bluebell ABCD109 | [2] | |
| 1954 | Giulietta Simionato Nicolai Gedda Hilde Gueden Michel Roux |
Herbert von Karajan Wiener Symphoniker and Singerverein |
CD: Andante - AN3100 | [7] | |
| 1954 | Risë Stevens Richard Tucker Victoria de los Ángeles Frank Guarrera |
Tibor Kozma Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Gala - GL10063 | ||
| 1955 | Giulietta Simionato Giuseppe Di Stefano Rosanna Carteri Michel Roux |
Herbert von Karajan Teatro alla Scala Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Walhall - WLCD0156 | [7] | |
| 1956 | Risë Stevens Giuseppe Di Stefano Lucine Amara Robert Merrill |
Max Rudolf Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Golden Melodram GM 50070 | [7] | |
| 1957 | Risë Stevens Mario Del Monaco Lucine Amara Frank Guarrera |
Dimitri Mitropoulos Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Living Stage - LS1093 | [7] | |
| 1959 | Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau, Ernest Blanc |
Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: CMS567357 2 |
[6][7] | |
| 1959 | Irina Arkhipova Mario Del Monaco Irina Maslennikova Pavel Lisitsian |
Alexander Melik-Pashayev Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra |
CD: Myto - MCD053311 | [7] | |
| 1959 | Consuelo Rubio, Léopold Simoneau, Pierrette Alarie, Heinz Rehfuss |
Pierre-Michel Le Conte, Concerts de Paris Orchestra and Paris Conservatoire Chorus |
LP: Concert Hall | [5] | |
| 1960 | Sonia Cervená Rolf Apreck Maria Croonen Robert Lauhöfer |
Herbert Kegel Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig |
CD: Classics - 0300119BC | [7] | |
| 1960 | Irina Arkhipova Mario Del Monaco Marcella Pobbé Ernest Blanc |
Peter Maag Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli Chorus and Orchestra ]] |
CD: Gala - GL100676 | [7] | |
| 1962 | Oralia Dominguez Maria Stader Josef Metternich Josef Simandi |
Ferenc Fricsay Orchestra/Chorus Bavarian State Opera |
LP: Deutsche Grammophon - 136032 | [7] | |
| 1963 | Regina Resnik, Mario Del Monaco, Joan Sutherland, Tom Krause |
Thomas Schippers, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Genève |
Decca/London | [6][7] | |
| 1963 | Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill |
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, Vienna State Opera chorus |
CD: RCA Victor Cat: 6199-2-RG |
[6][7] | |
| 1964 | Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Andréa Guiot, Robert Massard |
Georges Prêtre, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris |
CD: EMI Classics | [6][7] | |
| 1970 | Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Kostas Paskalis |
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Chor. & Orch. of the Théâtre National de l'Opéra |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 724358550528 |
[6][7] | |
| 1973 | Marilyn Horne, James McCracken, Adriana Maliponte, Tom Krause |
Leonard Bernstein, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 0 28942 74402 8 |
[6] | |
| 1974 | Régine Crespin, Gilbert Py, Jeannette Pilou, José van Dam |
Alain Lombard, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhine Opera Chorus |
LP: RCA-Erato | [5] | |
| 1975 | Tatiana Troyanos, Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, José van Dam |
Sir Georg Solti, John Alldis Choir, choristers from Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
CD: Decca Cat: 414 489-2 |
[6][7] | |
| 1977 | Teresa Berganza, Plácido Domingo, Ileana Cotrubaş, Sherrill Milnes |
Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra, The Ambrosian Singers |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon | [6][7] | |
| 1983 | Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli, José van Dam |
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon | [6][7] | |
| 1984 | Julia Migenes-Johnson, Plácido Domingo, Faith Esham, Ruggero Raimondi |
Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National de France, Chorus and Children's Chorus of Radio France Film directed by Francesco Rosi |
CD: ERATO Cat: ECD 880373 |
[6][7] | |
| 1988 | Jessye Norman, Neil Shicoff, Mirella Freni, Simon Estes |
Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre National de France French National Radio Chorus |
CD: Decca (originally Philips) Cat: 478 2488 |
[6][7] | |
| 1989 | Elena Obraztsova Vladimir Atlantov Margarita Miglau Yuri Mazurok |
Yuri Simonov Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra (sung in Russian) |
CD: Melodiya - MELCD1001516 | [7] | |
| 1990 | Graciela Alperyn Giorgio Lamberti Doina Palade Alan Titus |
Alexander Rahbari Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Chorus |
CD: Naxos Opera Classics - 8660005-07 | [7] | |
| 1994 | Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Christian Papis, Leontina Vaduva, Vincent Le Texier |
Alain Lombard, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine |
CD: Auvidis Valois Cat: V 4734 |
[2] | |
| 1995 | Jennifer Larmore Thomas Moser Angela Gheorghiu Samuel Ramey |
Giuseppe Sinopoli Bayerische Staatsoper and Chorus |
CD: Teldec - 0630126722 | [7] | |
| 2002 | Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Thomas Hampson |
Michel Plasson, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 07243 557434 2 8 |
[2] | |
| 2002 | Patricia Bardon Julian Gavin Mary Plazas Gary Magee |
David Parry Philharmonia Orchestra Geoffrey Mitchell Choir New London Children's Choir (Sung in English) |
CD: Chandos CHAN3091 | [7] | |
| 2010 | Marina Domashenko Andrea Bocelli Eva Mei Bryn Terfel |
Myung-whun Chung Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France |
Decca - 4757646 | [7] |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast (Carmen, José, Micaëla, Escamillo) |
Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Belén Amparan Franco Corelli Elda Ribetti Anselmo Colzani |
Nino Sanzogno Chorus and Orchestra of Italian Television Video director Franco Enriquez Hardy |
DVD: Hardy - HCD4013 | [8] |
| 1967 | Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Justino Díaz |
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, Vienna State Opera chorus |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 4032 |
[9] |
| 1978 | Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, Isobel Buchanan, Yuri Mazurok |
Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Staatsoper orchestra and chorus |
DVD: TDK DVD Video Cat: 8 24121 00097 4 |
|
| 1984 | Julia Migenes-Johnson, Plácido Domingo, Faith Esham, Ruggero Raimondi |
Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National de France, Chorus and Children's Chorus of Radio France Film directed by Francesco Rosi) |
DVD: Columbia TriStar Cat: CDR 10530 (UK) Blu-ray: Gaumont Cat: 750530 (France) |
|
| 1985 | Maria Ewing, Barry McCauley, Marie McLaughlin, David Holloway |
Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra rec. Glyndebourne Festival Opera |
DVD: Warner/NVC Arts Cat: 4509-99494-2 |
[10] |
| 1987 | Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras, Leona Mitchell, Samuel Ramey |
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus Staged by Franco Zeffirelli, Video director: Brian Large |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 0009 |
|
| 2002 | Anne Sofie von Otter, Marcus Haddock, Lisa Milne, Laurent Naouri |
Philippe Jordan, London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded live at the Glyndebourne Opera House |
DVD: Opus Arte Cat: OA 0867 D |
[11] |
| 2006 | Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Norah Amsellem, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo |
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Staged by Francesca Zambello |
DVD & Blu-ray: Decca Cat: 074 3312(DVD)/3313(Blu-ray) DH |
[12] |
| 2009 | Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andrew Richards, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Nicolas Cavallier |
John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Maitrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Directed for the stage by Adrian Noble |
DVD: Blu-ray: Fra Musica Cat: FRA004 |
|
| 2010 | Elīna Garanča, Roberto Alagna, Barbara Frittoli, Teddy Tahu Rhodes |
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Directed for the stage by Richard Eyre |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 0044 073 4581 8 |
[13] |
| 2010 | Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Gordon Gietz, Olga Pasichnyk, Jean-Luc Ballestra |
Jean-Claude Casadesus, Opéra de Lille, Directed for the stage by fr |
DVD: France Inter / MF / Opéra de Lille Cat: 597 501-9 |
References
Notes
- ↑ Recordings of Carmen on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet on file". Operadis. Retrieved 30 March 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Carmen. The first complete recording. Liner Notes by Harold Bruder". Marston Records. Retrieved 29 July 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Carmen. Opéra-Comique Version Recorded in 1911. Liner Notes by Robert Baxter". Marston Records. Retrieved 29 July 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Milnes R. Carmen. Opera on Record, ed Blyth. Hutchinson & Co, 1979, p478-9.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 Gruber, pp. 48-59
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 "Bizet: Carmen". Presto Classical. Retrieved 30 March 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ O'Connor, Patrick (August 2004). "Bizet: Carmen". The Gramophone.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Karajan 1967". MusicWeb International (Christopher Howell). July 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Haitink". MusicWeb International (Arthur Baker). August 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Jordan". MusicWeb International (Tony Haywood). April 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Pappano". MusicWeb International (Simon Thompson). July 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Nézet-Séguin". MusicWeb International (Göran Forsling). October 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Sources
- Blyth, Alan, ed. Opera on Record. Hutchinson & Co., London. 1979.
- Gruber, Paul, ed. The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera. W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London: Thames and Hudson, 1993 ISBN 0-500-01599-6
