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Cast
Grace Bumbry | As: Carmen | |
Jon Vickers | As: Don José | |
Mirella Freni | As: Micaëla | |
Justino Díaz | As: Escamillo | |
Julia Hamari | As: Frasquita |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | 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. |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
Grace Bumbry |
Carmen |
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Jon Vickers |
Don José |
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Mirella Freni |
Micaëla |
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Justino Díaz |
Escamillo |
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Julia Hamari |
Frasquita |
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Olivera Miljakovic |
Mercédès |
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Robert Kerns |
Moralès |
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Anton Diakov |
Zuniga |
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Kurt Equiluz |
Dancaïre |
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Milen Paunov |
Remendado |
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Mariemma |
Dancer at Lilas Pastia's Cortijo |
Directed By
Herbert von Karajan |
Director |
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Herbert von Karajan |
Stage Director |
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Writing Credits
Prosper Mérimée |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Fritz Buttenstedt |
Executive Producer |
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Edited By
Jackie Raynal |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Georges Wakhévitch |
Costume Design |
Sound
Georges Bizet |
Original Music Composer |
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Herbert von Karajan |
Conductor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Jürgen Jürges |
Camera Operator |
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Ernst Wild |
Director of Photography |
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Kai Borsche |
Camera Operator |
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Dieter Matzka |
Camera Operator |
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François Reichenbach |
Director of Photography |
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Rüdiger Meichsner |
Camera Operator |
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Lighting
Art Department
Teo Otto |
Set Designer |
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Other Crew
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