{"product_id":"4589538766009","title":"John Eliot Gardiner - Bizet: Carmen - Import Blu-ray Disc","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Eliot Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonacci, Gardiner, and Noble’s *Carmen*: A Return to the Original Form of This Masterpiece of French Opera\n\n*Carmen* is a masterpiece that epitomizes French opera. When it premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1875, its raw portrayal of the lower classes and its tragic ending shocked audiences and the production was panned; shortly thereafter, a disheartened Bizet passed away at the young age of 36. However, thanks to its accessible yet dramatically powerful music—as well as the success of its adaptation into the grand opera style by Bizet’s friend Giraud—this work has come to be counted among the most popular opera productions worldwide.\n\nThis video is a valuable recording of a performance staged in June 2009 on the initiative of the Opéra-Comique in Paris—the venue of *Carmen*’s premiere—as an attempt to explore the original form of *Carmen* as an *opéra-comique* (a sung play with spoken dialogue) as conceived by Bizet. Conducting the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique is John Eliot Gardiner, who has built a distinguished reputation for restoring Romantic music—beginning with Beethoven—to its original form. The production is directed by the masterful Adrian Noble, who served for many years as Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The music and staging created by this formidable duo feature Anna Caterina Antonacci, one of the finest Carmen singers of our time; Andrew Richards as the fiercely spirited José; Anne-Catherine Gillet as the innocent Micaëla, and Nicola Cavallieri as the manly bullfighter Escamillo—all deliver performances rich in nuance, perfectly suited to the demands of this operatic drama.\nNaxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53374653530401,"sku":"4589538766009","price":4950.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4589538766009.jpg?v=1787632209","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4589538766009","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}