Bizet Carmen (1967)
2h 44m
Running Time
January 1, 1967Release Date
Plot.
This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The production features the three greatest exponents of their respective roles at the time: Grace Bumbry’s magnificently seductive-toned Carmen, Mirella Freni’s ineffably lovely, touching Micaëla and Jon Vickers’s thrillingly manic-depressive Don José. On its release the film was hailed by Die Presse, (Vienna) as a “unique artistic event”, while Le Monde felt that Karajan’s production brought “a whole new dimension” to the opera, “combined with a magisterial interpretation”. A classical and utterly dramatic approach to probably the world's most beloved opera – Karajan’s Carmen is as much a delicacy for opera fans as it is a perfect starter for newcomers.
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Cast & Crew.
Grace Bumbry
Carmen
Jon Vickers
Don José
Mirella Freni
Micaëla
Julia Hamari
Frasquita
Justino Díaz
Escamillo
Olivera Miljakovic
Mercédès
Herbert von Karajan
Director
Robert Kerns
Moralès
Henri Meilhac
Writer
Ludovic Halévy
Writer
Anton Diakov
Zuniga
Prosper Mérimée
Writer
Kurt Equiluz
Dancaïre
François Reichenbach
Cinematographer
Milen Paunov
Remendado
Ernst Wild
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
Herbert von Karajan directed Carmen.