Bizet Carmen
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.
Crew
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Jackie Raynal
Editor
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Herbert von Karajan
Director
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Herbert von Karajan
Conductor
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Herbert von Karajan
Stage Director
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Jürgen Jürges
Camera Operator
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Georges Bizet
Original Music Composer
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Fritz Buttenstedt
Executive Producer
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Rüdiger Meichsner
Camera Operator
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François Reichenbach
Director of Photography
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Ernst Wild
Director of Photography
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Prosper Mérimée
Novel
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Kai Borsche
Camera Operator
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Georges Wakhévitch
Costume Design
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Dieter Matzka
Camera Operator
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Teo Otto
Set Designer
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