Bizet: Carmen - Antonacci, Kaufmann

Antonacci · Kaufmann · d´ Arcangelo · Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden · Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden · Pappano

Int. Release 15 Sep. 2008
1 DVD-Video
EnglishGerman.Undoubtedly what redeemed the evening was the singing and orchestral playing, where refined is the word that comes most to mind . . . Antonio Pappanożs increasingly lyrical, vigorous though expansive conducting style . . . reminds me a little of James Levine as a similar `all rounderż conductor of everything from Puccini to Wagner . . . He marshalled his forces extremely well keeping a perfect balance and ensemble between stage and orchestra particularly when the exceptional chorus were at full throttle . . . Undoubtedly Anna Caterina Antonacciżs Carmen was able to excite a great proportion of the male audience. Hers was a very knowing Carmen whose every swirl of her skirt, glance, glimpse of cleavage or leg was calculated for maximum impact on the idiot male of the species. She oozed a sensual, sexual magnetism of a type rarely seen in opera. Her soprano voice has an elemental seductive quality with plenty of mezzo-like smokiness and huskiness for the Habanera and her most affecting `Encore! Encore! Toujours le mort!ż as she sees death in the cards in Act III . . . It was Jonas Kaufmannżs Don José who received the acclamation from the audience of a type rarely awarded to any tenor whose name is not Domingo. His was an portrayal worthy of that great singer as he went from awkward Corporal still trying to shake off his priesthood training, through lust, jealousy, the pity of the lovelorn and finally to murderous rage. His voice is secure throughout the range, he has burnished tones and he tackles his top notes with care but gets there effortlessly . . .
Record Review / Jim Pritchard, MusicWeb International (Coventry) / 15. December 2006

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. . . this production by Francesca Zambello sizzles with raunchy energy. Anna Caterina Antonacci crackles in the title role. She has an exciting voice and exudes a minx-like sexuality. Jonas Kaufmann brings passionate despair to the role of the love-battered Jose who is obsessed with Carmen. All beautifully shot and the sound is immaculate.
Record Review / Paul Callan, Daily Express (London) / 05. June 2009

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Despite the presence of Antonacciżs charismatic antiheroine, Kaufmann steals the show with the intensity of his portrait of the young corporal driven to insanity by his sexual obsession.
Record Review / Hugh Canning, The Times (London) / 09. August 2009

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. . . in dem Sängerdarsteller Jonas Kaufmann [ist] der idealer Don José gefunden worden . . . Anna Catarina Antonacci ist eine sinnliche Carmen . . . Sie hat Sex, auf eine herausfordernd harte und grausame Weise . . . Sie singt flüssig, bemerkenswert idiomatisch . . . Im Mittelpunkt jedoch steht, wie gesagt, Kaufmann als Don José: eine sängerisch-darstellerische Glanzleistung. Mit der Wandlung des braven Soldaten und Muttersöhnchens zum sich selbst verlierenden Liebhaber bietet Jonas Kaufmann ein beklemmendes Persönlichkeitsporträt . . . Und in der Schlussszene bietet er die beängstigende Studie eines unter Ich-Verlust leidenden Mannes, dessen Übersprunghandlung ihn zu Amoktat führt. Mit seinem kraftvoll, dunkel und mit expressiver Energie eingesetzten Tenor erinnert Jonas Kaufmann zuweilen an den großen Jon Vickers.
Record Review / Jürgen Kesting, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / 16. May 2009


Track List
1. Bizet: Carmen: Opening Titles 0:28
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Carmen
Act 1
2. Prélude 3:29
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
3. Introduction: "Sur la place chacun passe" 6:11
Norah Amsellem, Jacques Imbrailo, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
4. Marche et Choeur des gamins: "Avec la garde montante" 4:46
Jonas Kaufmann, Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
5. Choeur ez Scčne: "La cloche a sonné" 4:05
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
6. Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita? 1:13
7. "L´amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise) 3:40
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
8. "Carmen! sur tes pas nous nous pressons tous!" 3:07
Norah Amsellem, Jonas Kaufmann, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
9. "Parle-moi de ma mčre!" 3:45
10. "Ma mčre, je la vois" 4:13
Norah Amsellem, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
11. "Au secours!" 3:27
Jonas Kaufmann, Matthew Rose, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
12. Tra la la la ... 3:39
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Matthew Rose, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
13. "Prčs des remparts de Séville" 4:21
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
14. Final: "Le lieutenant! Prenez garde..." 2:13
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Matthew Rose, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
15. Entr´acte 2:00
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
Act 2
16. Chanson: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" 4:45
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
17. Couplets: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" 8:08
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Viktoria Vizin, Elena Xanthoudakis, Ildebrando d´ Arcangelo, Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose, Caroline Lena Olsson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
18. Quintette: "Nous avons en tęte une affaire!" 4:38
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
19. Chanson: "Halte-lŕ! Qui va lŕ?" 2:01
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
20. Duo: "Je vais danser en votre honneur" 5:24
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
21. La fleur que tu m´avais jetée 4:34
Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
22. Non, tu ne m´aimes pas! 3:49
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
23. Final: "Holŕ! Carmen! Holŕ!" 5:00
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Matthew Rose, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
24. Entr´acte 3:41
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
Act 3
25. Introduction: "Ecoute, compagnon, écoute!" 5:30
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
26. Trio: "Męlons! Coupons!" 2:45
Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
27. Voyons, que j´essaie a mon tour 4:19
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
28. "Quant au douanier, c´est notre affaire!" 3:22
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
29. "Je dis que rien ne m´épouvante" 5:20
Norah Amsellem, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
30. "Je suis Escamillo" 4:33
Jonas Kaufmann, Ildebrando d´ Arcangelo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
31. "Holŕ! holŕ! José!" 8:30
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Norah Amsellem, Jonas Kaufmann, Ildebrando d´ Arcangelo, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
32. Entr´acte (between Acts III & IV) 2:14
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
Act 4
33. Les voici, les voici (Toreador Chorus) 3:52
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
34. Si tu m´aimes, Carmen 3:11
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Ildebrando d´ Arcangelo, Elena Xanthoudakis, Viktoria Vizin, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
35. C´est toi! - C´est moi! 13:33
Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
36. Bizet: Carmen - End Credits 1:56
Total Playing Time 2:31:42

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