The conductor's tempos are brisk, intense, but never too aggressive or driven. Sound from the orchestra that highlights detail without ever losing momentum.

Nezet-Sequin draws a precise, utterly transparent

Phrased-sets the tone for what follows, which is a youthful, and decidedlyįrench, take on the work. The Prelude-fleet, exhilarating, but vibrant and gracefully Met debut, bears a large part of the responsibility for those enthusiastic It created a sensation,Ĭonductor Yannick Nezet-Sequin, here making his Premiered in December 2009, and was seen on a live HD transmission in theatersĪll across the country on January 16 th, 2010.

Richard Eyre's Metropolitan Opera staging of Carmen New production that successfully advances a singular and compelling approach to There never will be aĭefinitive version of the work, and that makes it all the easier to welcome any The character and the opera that bears her name. Is inexhaustible, and I'm talking about both Songs and Arias by Barbieri, Bizet, Lehar, Balfe, Montsalvatge, Falla, Ravel, Chapi, Bernstein, Gallardo Del Rey, Luna, Obradors, Serrano.Įlina Garanca (ms), Jose Maria Gallardo del Rey (guitar), Karel Mark Chichon conducting the Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, the Orchestra Sinfonia Nationale della RAI Elina Granca (Carmen), Roberto Alagna (Don Jose), Barbara Frittoli (Micaela), Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Escamillo), Yannick Nezet-Sequin conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

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