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George Bizet . Carmen

George Bizet (1838–1875)
“Carmen”, Opera in Four Acts
Libretto by A. Meilhac, L. Halevy based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Merimee.

Characters and Performers:

Carmen, a Gypsy-girl – Elena Obraztsova, mezzo- soprano
Don José, a Corporal of Dragoons – Vladimir Atlantov, tenor
Escamillo, Toreador – Jury Mazurok, baritone
Michaela, José’s fiancée – Margarita Miglau, soprano
Zuniga, a Captain of Dragoons – Lev Vernigora, bass
Morales, Officer – Alexander Voroshilo, baritone
Frasquita, a Gypsy-girl – Lyudmila Kovaleva, soprano
Mercedes, a Gypsy-girl – Nadezhda Kositsina, soprano
Dancaïre – Vitaly Nartov, baritone
Remendado smugglers – Andrei Sokolov, tenor

Lillas Pastia, tavern keeper, Guide - do not sing

Officers, soldiers, boys, cigarette-gils, young men, gypsy men and women, smugglers, toreadors, picadors and other people.

The action takes place in Spain in about 1820.

Soloists, choir and orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR
Conductor – Jury Simonov

Catalogue number: MEL CD 10 01516

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Disc 1
1 Prelude 3.36
Act I
2 Scene and Chorus “Excited crowds are flocking and milling around” 5.47
(Soldiers’ choir, Morales, Michaela)
3 March and Chorus of Street-boys “Together with the new guard”
(Boys’ choir, Morales, José)
Recitative “They say it is here, at the tobacco factory” 5.26
(Zuniga, José)
4 Chorus of Cigarette-girls and the Scene “The bells are tolling us about our meeting” 5.00
(Young men, Cigarette-girls, soldiers, Carmen)
5 Habanera “Love has wings like a bird” 4.19
(Carmen, Cigarette-girls and young men)
6 Scene “Carmen! We see you here every time”
(Young men, Cigarette-girls)
Recitative “What a look! Passionate and audacious!” 2.37
(José)
7 Duet “What did you say, my dear” 5.49
(José, Michaela)
8 Recitative “Just wait a bit right here while I am reading the letter!”
(José, Michaela)
Chorus “What’s all this hue-and-cry about?” 4.25
(Zuniga, Cigarette-girls)
9 Song and Melodrama
Recitative “My Captain, there quarrels broke out first”
(José, Zuniga)
Song “Tra la la, you may cut me or burn me – I will tell you nothing” 4.23
(Carmen, José,)
Recitative “Where will you lead me?”
(Carmen, José)
10 Seguidilla and Duet “Near the Bastion in Seville” 4.25
(Carmen, José)
11 Finale “Here is my order, on your way now!” 2.28
(Zuniga, Carmen)

Total playing time: 48.22

Disc 2

1 Entr’acte 1.35
Act II
2 Gypsy song “Gypsy blood is boiling” 4.52
(Carmen, Frasquita, Mercedes)
Act II (Continuation)
3 Recitative “My friends, Pastia said …”
(Frasquita, Zuniga, Morales, Carmen, Mercedes)
Chorus “Let’s praise and honour Escamillo!” 2.02
(People, Zuniga, Frasquita, Mercedes, Escamillo, Carmen)
4 Toreador song “Your toasting, my friends, I happily accept” 5.07
(Escamillo, Frasquita, Mercedes, Morales, Carmen, Zuniga, people)
5 Recitative “O, my beauty, would you tell me your name”
(Escamillo, Carmen, Zuniga)
Exit of Escamillo 1.41
6 Recitative “Well, quicker - what’s the news?”
(Frasquita, Dancaïre, Mercedes, Carmen)
Quintet “We want to offer you some job” 4.56
(Dancaïre, Frasquita, Mercedes, Carmen, Remendado)
7 Recitative “You are waiting for somebody, aren’t you?”
(Dancaïre, Carmen, Remendado)
Canzonetta “Who is there coming? It’s me, a dragoon from Alcal!” 1.14
(José, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercedes, Dancaïre)
8 Recitative “Here you are!”
(Carmen, José)
Duet “I will dance for you, my dear José” 13.16
(Carmen, José)
9 Finale “No! I can’t listen to you more” 6.09
(Zuniga, José, Carmen, Remendado, Dancaïre, Frasquita, Mercedes, Gypsy women and men choir)

Total playing time: 40.57

Disc 3

1 Entr’acte 2.56
Act III
2 Sextet and Chorus “Be brave, our friends, set off” 4.12
(Frasquita, Mercedes, Carmen, José, Remendado, Dancaïre, Choir)
3 Recitative “Friends, we have to wait in this valley”
(Dancaïre, José, Carmen)
Trio “Let’s add!” 10.30
(Frasquita, Mercedes, Carmen)
Act III (Continuation)
4 Recitative “Well, what’s up?”
(Carmen, Dancaïre, Frasquita)
Ensemble “We are not afraid of the customs soldier!” 3.52
(Frasquita, Mercedes, Carmen, Remendado, Dancaïre, Gipsy women and men choir)
5 Michaela’s Aria “It seems to be a haunt where smugglers live” 5.52
(Michaela)
6 Recitative «Oh, no I wasn’t mistaken…»
(Michaela, José, Escamillo)
Duet “Here is Escamillo, a torero from Grenada!” 3.37
(Escamillio, José)
7 Finale “Halt, José!” 8.20
(Carmen, Escamillo, Dancaïre, José, Michaela, Mercedes, Gypsy women and men choir)
8 Entr’acte 2.11
Act IV
9 Chorus “Well, dance!”
(Sellers of the bills, cigarettes, wine and water vendors, women selling oranges and fans, Zuniga)
Dances: I. Bolero. II. Gypsy dance and chorus. 5.22
10 III. Ole! 2.59
11 Chorus and Scene “Here they are! Here they are!” 7.14
(Children, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercedes, Choir)
12 Duet and finale Chorus “Are you here?” 10.01
(Carmen, José, choir)

Total playing time: 67.13
 

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