Carmen and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics)
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The story of Carmen, the fatalistic gypsy, and Don José, her murderous soldier lover, is a perennial favorite of an overwhelming majority of opera lovers. Carmen has it all: vivid characters, wonderful tunes, stirring crowd scenes, and a setting that's just exotic enough without becoming outlandish. The Black Dog Opera Library has issued a fine introduction to this classic tragedy. This hardcover book (small enough to tuck into a handbag and take along to the opera) includes an essay that explores the opera's origins and performance history; a plot synopsis; a libretto in French and English, with a running commentary on the action; and, on two compact discs, a complete recording of the opera itself. It's a very attractive package for the price.
The recording, made in 1969-70, stars mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry as the eponymous gypsy; an incredibly intense Jon Vickers as Don José; soprano Mirella Freni, in melting voice, as his would-be wife; and Kostas Paskalis as a dark-voiced Escamillo. Rafael Fruehbeck de Burgos conducts his soloists, the chorus, and the orchestra of the Theatre National de l'Opera in idiosyncratic fashion.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Book Description
One of the earliest exponents of the short story, Prosper Merimee wrote the universally-acclaimed tale Carmen, which provided the basis for one of the world's most popular operas. In addition to this classic tale, the collection includes "Colomba," "Mateo Falcone," "The Storming of the Redoubt," "Tamango," "The Etruscan Vase," "The Game of Backgammon," "The Venus of Ille" and "Lokis."
Carmen and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics)
Carmen and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics),Prosper M'erim'ee,Nicholas Jotcham,Oxford University Press, USA,0192837222,1803-1870,Carmen (Fictitious character),Classics,European - French,Fiction,Literary,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Classics,Merimee, Prosper,,Mâerimâee, Prosper,,Translations into English,19th century fiction,Fiction / Classics,French,Literature/English | World Literature | France,Short stories
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