Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

Featuring highlights from the Philips Classics/Radio France recording of Bizet’s “Carmen”, with Jessye Norman (Carmen), Neil Shicoff (Don Jose), Simon Estes (Escamillo), Radio Chorus France, and National Orchestra of France. Filmed by Albert Maysles and Martin Schaer.

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Credits

co-producer

Peter Gelb

Susan Froemke

production company

Antenne-2

BBC

La Sept

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting

Philips Classics

Radio France

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Duration

00:57:00:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324823

Language

French

Subject categories

Foreign language films

Music & Performing Arts → Operas - Excerpts

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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France, 1988

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