Bizet - Carmen - Kleiber 1978

Posted By : alabber | Date : 14 May 2009 21:54:45 | Comments : 2 |

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Afficianados the world over must surely be grateful for the release of this historic 1978 new production for Vienna. The superb cast is headed by a vocally strong Obraztsova and clarion Domingo, with special merit to the Micaela of Isobel Bchanan.
Kleiber (in one his rare forays into the opera pit) leads a brilliant reading, at times very fast, but thrilling always. Zefirelli's production is over-the-top, and he's adept at pulling both nuanced performances from his principles and expertly managing the large crowd scenes.
It's a minor pity, therefore, that the technical aspects of this DVD fall somewhat short. Yes, it's a soon-to-be 30 year-old recording, but audio remastering hasn't altogether corrected a somewhat dull and shrill (at times) soundtrack. It's not enough to get in the way, but does take away a star in my opinion.

Nonetheless, highly recommended.

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Product Details
Actors: Carlos Kleiber, Elena Obraztsova, Juri Mazurok, Isobel Buchanan, Kurt Rydl
Format: Opera/Classical, Opera, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: French
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Studio: TDK
DVD Release Date: January 18, 2005
Run Time: 154 minutes