Carmen (Book and CD's): The Complete Opera on Two CDs Featuring Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, and Mirella Freni [With 2 CD's] (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781579125080)

The Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest and most informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest operas of all time.

Finally available again, and packaged with gorgeous new covers, each book in the library includes the complete opera on 2 CDs, featuring world-class performances and orchestras; the complete libretto, plus its English translation; an exciting history of the opera; a biography of the composer; a synopsis of the story, broken down by act and scene; and dozens of photographs and drawings depicting performances, singers, sets, costumes, and more.

Carmen features Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, and Kostas Paskalis, with Rafael Fru beck de Burgos conducting the Orchestra of the ThÃ(c)re National de l'OpÃ(c).Â

Also available:

La Bohè featuring Nicolai Gedda and Mirella Freni, with Thomas Schippers conducting the Orchestro e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; La Traviata featuring Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, and Rolando Panerai, with Aldo Ceccato conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Marriage of Figaro featuring Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza, and Birgit Finniläwith Daniel Barenboim conducting the English Chamber Orchestra.

Listen. Enjoy. Learn.

Author: Georges Bizet
ISBN-10: 1579125085
ISBN-13: 9781579125080
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 7.58h x 5.30w x 0.68d