Carmen discography
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Emmy Destinn, Karl Jörn, Minnie Nast, Hermann Bachmann | Bruno Seidler-Winkler , 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] |
| 1931 | Gabriella Besanzoni , 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, Benvenuto Franci | Lorenzo Molajoli, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and chorus, sung in Italian | CD: Phonographe Records | [2] |
| 1937 | Rosa Ponselle René Maison Hilda Burke Julius Huehn | Gennaro Papi Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra | CD: Walhall WHL 15 | [2][6] |
| 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 | Elizabeth 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 Victor Red Seal | [6] |
| 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 | [7] |
| 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] |
| 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 Jean-François Sivadier | 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.
- ↑ "Carmen. The first complete recording. Liner Notes by Harold Bruder". Marston Records. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ "Carmen. Opéra-Comique Version Recorded in 1911. Liner Notes by Robert Baxter". Marston Records. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Milnes R. Carmen. Opera on Record, ed Blyth. Hutchinson & Co, 1979, p478-9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 Gruber, pp. 48-59
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 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 "Bizet: Carmen". Presto Classical. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ O'Connor, Patrick (August 2004). "Bizet: Carmen". The Gramophone.
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Karajan 1967". MusicWeb International (Christopher Howell). July 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Haitink". MusicWeb International (Arthur Baker). August 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Jordan". MusicWeb International (Tony Haywood). April 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Pappano". MusicWeb International (Simon Thompson). July 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "DVD review - Georges Bizet: Carmen - Nézet-Séguin". MusicWeb International (Göran Forsling). October 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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
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