Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92016 in DVD
• Released on: 1999-10-12
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Classical, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: French
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 163 minutes

Customer Reviews

The best Carmen I've seen
When looking for Carmen on DVD I read the reviews and picked this one because of the special staging ant the flamenco extra and I was not disappointed!
A grand-scale production with a large cast of 80,beautifully staged and with an extra 10 minutes flamenco dance.
Maria Ewing combines great singing with powerful acting.Her Carmen is vivid,sensual and full of passion.
The best Carmen I have seen.
If you want to "hear" the opera then you may find better versions on CD,but if you want to"see" the opera, this is the DVD to buy!
I liked the staging,the choreography and the acting.
I give it only 4 stars because of the supporting casting which is good but no more.

Fully Recommended
Maria Ewing performance in this stage production is second to none, as too is the supporting cast. The set, lighting and stage production are absorbing, so much so, it's nearly tactile. The soundtrack is, without being overly enthused, just brilliant in full HiFi. I fully recomment this production on DVD.