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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Carmen: Nr. 1 - Ouverture | |||
| 2. Carmen: Act I: Nr. 2 - Scene And Chorus: 'Sur la place, chacun passe' (Micaela) | |||
| 3. Carmen: Act I: Nr. 3 - Chorus Of Urchins: 'Avec la garde montante' | |||
| 4. Carmen: Act I: Nr. 3 - Dialogue: 'Il y a une jolie fille qui est venue te demander' (Don Jose) | |||
| 5. Carmen: Act I: Nr. 4 - Chorus Of Cigarette-Girls: 'La cloche a sonne' (Carmen) | |||
| 6. Carmen: Act I: Nr. 5 - Habanera: 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' (Carmen) | |||
See all 17 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Carmen: Entracte | |||
| 2. Carmen: Act II: Nr. 12 - Chanson boheme: 'Les tringles des sistres tintaient' (Carmen) | |||
| 3. Carmen: Act II: Nr. 12 - Dialogue: 'Sortez!' | |||
| 4. Carmen: Act II: Nr. 13 - Chorus: 'Vivat! vivat le Torero' (Carmen) | |||
| 5. Carmen: Act II: Nr. 14 - Couplets: 'Votre toast je peux vous le rendre' (Escamillo, Carmen) | |||
| 6. Carmen: Act II: Nr. 14 - Dialogue: 'Dis-mois ton nom' (Escamillo, Carmen) | |||
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See all 21 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Carmen: Act III: Nr. 20 - Trio: 'Melons! Coupons!' (Carmen) | |||
| 2. Carmen: Act III: Nr. 20 - Dialogue: 'Eh, Carmen! Laisse!' (Carmen) | |||
| 3. Carmen: Act III: Nr. 21 - Morceau d'ensemble: 'Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire' (Carmen) | |||
| 4. Carmen: Act III: Nr. 21 - Dialogue: 'Ne venez pas' (Micaela) | |||
| 5. Carmen: Act III: Nr. 22 - Air: 'Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante' (Micaela) | |||
| 6. Carmen: Act III: No. 22 - Dialogue: 'Un peu plus bas et vous me faisez sauter la tete' (Escamillo, Don Jose) | |||
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First on the individual singer: they are all good, but I think Raimondi {Escamillo} and Domingo {Don Jose} stand out. Both perform superbly (and this is assuming you're just listening without seeing the movie). Faith Esham's Michaela is great. Her voice is full and smooth and fits Bizet's lyrical style very well. I like Migenes-Johnson's Carmen. She sings well, with a good amount of sultry, capricious aura.
If you just listen to the CD's without having watched the film, you might have gotten a different feeling about Don Jose. Domingo's portrayal of Don Jose (perhaps partly due to his imposing physical presence) in the film is more confident than what his singing may suggest. Don Jose should be a more tentative character. {OK that's all I'll say about the film.)
Now about the sound quality. There is more background noise than other recordings. I guess this is becasue it is a sound track after all, so a lot of stage sound is not filtered out. The sound is also not too "loud," so I typically have to turn up the volumn, and end up hearing quite a bit of noise.
Recommended even just for the performances alone.
I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT!
As for Julia Migenes (Migenes-Johnson when this recording was made), what words could be sufficiently superlative? Even her acting in the film does not match her exquisite singing in this recording, upstaging even Domingo. The dramatic impact of the final scene is simply overwhelming.
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