Marilyn Horne / James McCracken In The Metropolitan Opera Production of ‎– Carmen Georges Bizet, Leonard Bernstein

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Recorded September and October 1972 in Manhattan Center, New York

On this release, Marilyn Horne and James McCracken star in the Metropolitan Opera Production of Bizet’s Carmen directed by Leonard Bernstein.

Leonard Bernstein hints at the work’s inevitable tragedy already in the agonizingly weighty clashing cymbals of the surprisingly slow opening. His rustic-sounding street scenes are filled with vaudeville, raw and authentic, and so typical of how people behave when they dance out-of-doors. This Carmen is far closer to the cracking “West Side Story” than a saturated “Traviata.”

Marilyn Horne in the title role lends the full-blooded Carmen such an incredible voice in all manner of moods that one can hardly believe that we are listening to just one singer. One minute we hear the bright voice of a young girl lusting for life, and in the next minute the mezzo-like pained cry of a man-killing heroine. James McCracken has a distinctive dry voice, which is full of rousing passion, and is ideal in the role of Don José. He is complemented by the dramatic, powerful baritone Tom Krause as the torero Escamillo.

Harry Pearson, the founder and former Editor in Chief of the specialist magazine “The Absolute Sound,” accorded this outstanding recording a regular mention in his ‘super disc’ list.

“The superb cast, headed by Mariln Home at her most glorious-how nice to have a Carmen with a voice of real womanly depth and body… Dynamic, vivid, and spectacular, fully worthy of a great performance that belongs in every serious opera collection.” – Paul Seydor, The Absolute Sound, October 2015

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Deutsche Grammophon ‎– 2740 101 Stereo 3 x Vinyl LP Box 1973

Side 1.

Prelude [Vorspiel]

First Act [Erster Akt]

(1) Introduction [Introduktion]

(2) March And Chorus Of Urchins [Marsch Und Chor Der Gassenjungen]

(3) Chorus And Scene [Chor Und Szene]

Habanera [Habanera]

[5] Scene [Szene]

Side 2 [Seite 2]

Dialogue [Dialog]

(6) Duet [Duett]

(7) Chorus [Chor]

(8) Chanson And Melodrama [Chanson Und Melodram]

(9) Chanson Et Duet [Chanson Und Duett]

(10) Finale [Finale]

Side 3 [Seite 3]

Entracte [Zwischenspiel]

Second Act [Zweiter Akt]

(11) Chanson [Chanson]

(12) Chorus And Ensemble [Chor Und Ensemble]

(13) Couplets [Couplet]

(13b) Chorus [Chor]

(14) Quintet [Quintett]

(15) Chanson [Lied]

Side 4 [Seite 4]

(16) Duo [Duett]

(17) Finale [Finale]

Third Act [Dritter Akt]

Entracte [Zwischenspiel]

(18) Introduction [Introduktion]

Side 5 [Seite 5]

(19) Trio [Terzett]

(20) Ensemble [Ensemble]

(21) Air [Aire]

(22) Duo [Duett]

(23) Finale [Finale]

Side 6 [Seite 6]

Entracte [Zwischenspiel]

Fourth Act [Vierter Akt]

(24) Chorus [Chor]

(25) Chorus [Chor]

(26) Final Duo [Duett-Finale]

Credits:
Chorus Master – John Mauceri
Composed By – Georges Bizet
Conductor – Leonard Bernstein
Engineer – Günter Hermanns
Liner Notes [Carmen At The Met] – Harvey E. Philips
Liner Notes [English] – John Higgins
Liner Notes [French] – Guy Ferchault
Liner Notes [German] – Heinz Becker
Orchestra – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus
Producer – Thomas Mowrey
Vocals [Carmen] – Marilyn Horne
Vocals [Dancaire / Lillas Pastia] – Russell Christopher
Vocals [Don José] – James McCracken
Vocals [Escamillo] – Tom Krause
Vocals [Frasquita] – Colette Boky
Vocals [Mercédès] – Marcia Baldwin
Vocals [Miscaëla] – Adriana Maliponte
Vocals [Moralès] – Raymond Gibbs
Vocals [Remendado] – Andrea Velis
Vocals [Zuniga] – Donald Gramm

Additional information

Weight2 kg

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