I took the day off work in about 1984 ish, to go and see this, my mate came with me and brought his mum! I was so proud and pleased. She is my favourite Carmen, at the time I remember reading, she did not have the best voice to take the part, but she portrayed the cigar rolling up her thigh as 'the kind of woman' Carmen was! She is gorgwous and I love her voice, eyes and the way she plays this! Than you for posting this! In your debt forever!
This is in French. I have loved this operasince I was a young lad. When I was 17 i took the day off work to see this version, I remember reading Ms Migenes was not the best singer to take this role, but she had the 'Carmen' feel about her. I remember her rolling a cigar on her thigh with the most sexiest smile on her face, and the guy who directed, said Carmen wasn't a singer, she was just like her. Might be a load of shite. But she is my Carmen - I love her, x
@Welcometomylife2441 It's set in Spain but they are singing in French since Georges Bizet is French, so they are singing in French as thats the language he understands. I am 13 and we are watching this in music so I know a bit about it, and we're only up to act 2;)
What I say next, I say still loving these types of movies, incIuding this one.
I wish they would have had them sing live during these films, rather than pre-record. I guess they wanted lovely faces. But for me, having them really sing, and seeing the energy they put into the line is an integral part of the acting, without it, something isn't as human, real, and dramatic.
actually he was in his 40s when this was made. Julia is a soprano. Many sopranos have sung Carmen, some with higher options others as written. Mezzo and contraltos sing it too
Maravillosa representación de Carmen en el cine....impresionante la personalidad de Placido...¡¡bellisimo hombre!!....¡¡amo y señor Don Placido Domingo!!
Great acting from both. This scene seems to be especially challenging for the soprano acting wise, they often show such contempt for Don, which is odd.
La voz de Domingo estaba ciertamente fresca por estos años, pero efectivamente parece que el sonido del film ha sido elevado (y esta es una característica que ya se percibía así en la película, si no recuerdo mal).
Extraordinaria versión de este soberbio dúo (uno de los más grandes de toda la historia de la ópera). Pero si tuviera que destacar algo, incluso por encima de lo musical, sería el aspecto interpretativo de esta versión, pues es soberbio: ¿se han fijado, por poner sólo dos ejemplos, en el dolor que transmite el rostro de Migenes-Johnson cuando don José le pregunta si ya no le ama? ¿Y el modo en que éste avanza después hacia ella, como un muñeco de trapo deshecho y dolorido? Puro oro.
Extraordinaria versión de este soberbio dúo (uno de los más grandes de toda la historia de la ópera). Pero si tuviera que destacar algo, incluso por encima de lo musical, sería el aspecto interpretativo de esta versión, pues es soberbio: ¿se han fijado, por poner sólo dos ejemplos, en el dolor que transmite el rostro de Migenes-Johnson cuando don José le pregunta si ya no le ama? ¿Y el modo en que éste avanza después hacia ella, como un muñeco de trapo deshecho y dolorido? Puro oro.
@Elisabetta611 She's actually a mezzo-soprano. I just saw this opera at my local concert hall and really enjoyed the performance. Thanks for sharing this.
Oddio... Minuto 8:09 .... Come la uccide, e poi la tiene tra le braccia... Come se stringesse il centro esatto della sua vita... ODDIIIIOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! T____T
Poi quando uno pensa che nel poema di Merimée Carmen è una donna di quindici anni... Migenes rende bene questa sensazione qui. Al meno in questa scena.
HA! je le connais bien ce duo et je l´adoooooore! C´est toi?... C´est moi!!!!.... On m´avait averti que tu n´étais pas loin, que tu devais venir, on m´avait même dit de craindre pour ma vie, mais je suis brave et n´ai pas voulu fuir... Che codardo quel Don Jose. Communque Domingo è sempre Domingo. Poi nel film erà ancora giovane e bello :-) Bizet c´est de la grande musique!
C'est la version du final de Carmen que je préfère. J'ai le frisson à chaque fois que je l'écoute. Domingo est très intense et un parfait Don josé vocalement et scèniquement. Sonfrançais est parfait. Migenes quant à elle représente vraiment cette Carmen en tout, et dans son jeux et dans sa voix. Elle si belle en plus! Deux grandes voix et deux magnifiques acteurs.
Corelli himself always said he felt more comfortable singing it in Italian. His French was quite awful, actually (but overall his Don José is incomparable)
@nestersg Yes, but it still remains French music, in style and in spirit... The composer wrote the music on French verses, therefore a translation, whether it is in Italian or Spanish, wouldn't respect the prosody...
@nestersg Yes, but it still remains French music, in style and in spirit... The composer wrote the music on French verses, therefore a translation, whether it is in Italian or Spanish, wouldn't respect the prosody... It would be the same as translating Aida by Verdi in French or Arabic... It wouldn't make sense...
Excellent film of the opera. My only complaint is with the audio in the uploads of the movie. The sound seems to have been tampered with and appears to be "higher" in pitch and lighter-sounding. The singers don't sing the way I remember them singing when I first saw this movie. Also I think they sped up the video to go faster than usual in time.
@Elisabetta611 It's definitely a half ton higher then usual. Something seems wrong with the DVD then. Can't imagine that thy did everything a half tone higher. Especially because they sound deferent then usual.
@MastersoftheOpera That could probably be because the DVD is a PAL release made in Europe, where the audio is somewhat sped up. An R1 official DVD release has the more "natural" pitch.
If youonly speak english, I think you would like Carmen with Dorothy Dandridge, and Harry Belafonte. It's really good and they sing in english they have have the whole movie, on you tube and its a really good copy
I actually prefer Carmen in its original French. It sounds weird and Broadway-ish in English. I did love that movie though. Dorothy Dandrige was excellent but she did not sing. They used the voice of Marilyn Horne, an American mezzo soprano
I understand what you mean, And the translation is not good ( at east with the first song ). I just think it's kinda hard to truly understand whats going on if you are not fluent in French. But I do think they did a good job matching Dorothy and Harry with the other singers voice because it looked like they could actually be singing.
I love her expression at 4:23 -- it was like this man loves me???? It takes her by surprise his devotion to her.....I think she felt she couldn't be loved in a way?
Esta versión de la ópera Carmen la tengo en DVD y es extraordinaria. Plácido Domingo es tan buen actor y cantante y con talento musical , que , casi todo lo hace bien.
It is a Spanish opera, but it was composed by a French composer, and is sung completely in French. That is why I have such trouble singing along with it xD
Maravillosa, he visto esta opera en diferentes versiones, pero esta. HA SIDO Y SERÁ POR SIEMPRE LA MEJOR INTERPRETACION, excelentes voces y una ACTUACIÓN IMPAGABLE.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you already like PLÁCIDO DOMINGO check now THE 30 TENORS in my playlist SUPER TENOR ARIAS ( including CLAUDIO SOTELO performing ARIA DEL CIRUJANO as a world première for YOU TUBE ) and tell me the one you prefer !
et si vous êtes à Paris ne ratez pas PLÁCIDO DOMINGO comme CYRANO au Châtelet !
Mi amigo Trianapuenta, no hablo espanol pero I understand enough to appreciate your comments. I love Seville as weil as the capitol and also the coasts of Spain, see you in San Sebastian this summer. El hombre viejo. D.Swift
solo una ciudad como SEVILLA es capaz de crear esta opera maravillosa como tantas otras q ha inspirado(don giovani,el barbero de sevilla,las bodas de figaro,fidelio,la favorita y muchas otras)
I remember seeing this in TV and being astonished by the actual great actor-skills of Migenes, Domingo and Raimondi. And Migenes is really SEXY there! A Carmen who really could make men lose their wit. Great performance altoghether, and a wonderful movie - fight between Escamillo and Jose is memorable!
For me, the greatest Don Jose will always be Jose Carreras. He sings from the lyrical heart ripping truly emotionally distraught soul as Don Jose - unequalled even by the magnificent Domingo.
I've always thought that Don Jose is quite a fool... too bad much of the wonderful operatic music is written for foolish heroes. But "La Fleur que tu m'avais jetée" is truly a gem and none sings is as beautifully as Carreras!
The chorus is very often too loud and at the moment I feel like there is no musical coherence and balance in the opera. maybe the word chaos is probably too strong. I'm saying this only because the day before I have listened to La Boheme and what a work that is, every musical point is just adorable, from the orchestra, the singers and I especially like the choir. La Boheme just makes sense for my ear, and Carmen does not.
I did not see this movie but last night I listened to Abbado's Carmen with Berganza, Domingo, Milnes and Cotrubas. It was my first complete Carmen and I have to say I don't like this opera, at least this performance. The only character I like is Michaela and Cotrubas singing it. Domingo's sound is generally too stringent for me and sometimes he sounds like swallowing the words. I like Milnes more as Rigoletto then Escamillo, and Berganza is OK, elegant and stylish but I felt almost nothing.
But he's a bastard. He had a girlfriend, Micaela, he cheated her with Carmen. SO HE IS THE SAME AS HER!!! If you want to know anything else.. I sing in opera Carmen so I can tell you everything
woooow!! great video!! i love carmen! but i didn't understand why he kills her!! i mean, he says he loves her and he wants her to be with him...so? why did he kill her? =S
Jealousy and frustration. He gave up a woman who was devoted to him, his family, his military career for her. He even lived as an outlaw. His breaking point was when she threw the ring. It was like she threw everything he had given up for her back in his face. He just snapped.
L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre battit de l'aile et s'envola ... l'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre; tu ne l'attends plus, il est là! Tout autour de toi, vite, vite, il vient, s'en va, puis il revient ... tu crois le tenir, il t'évite, tu crois l'éviter, il te tient. L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour est enfant de Bohème, il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi; si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime: si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! (x2)
Habanera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser, et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle, s'il lui convient de refuser. Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière, l'un parle bien, l'autre se tait: Et c'est l'autre que je préfère, Il n'a rien dit mais il me plaît. L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour est enfant de Bohème, il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi; si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime: si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! (x2)
Excellent performance! This was 25 years ago. Now go to Kaufmann Antonacci Carmen and see what the Royal Opera London came up with. You will be spellbound.And it has untertitles.Enjoy!
This was a great recommendation. Thank you! In return, search "Cardinalli singing Aranjuez" for a girl with big hair and a big voice type I haven't heard before but could so see in this scene.
Funny thing is that this opera flopped in a major way when it first came out - it only achieved popularity after poor Bizet packed it in.....great film btw....
if he really loved her, then he would have let her go just like the Phantom did for Christine in the Phantom of the Opera. this guy just has problems. awesosme voice though.
Of course the whole opera is awesome, But you can't compare between the phantom and Jose, also Christine and Carmen. Jose lost everything to save his love while Carmen just destroyed the man and never loved him. Which didn't happen in the phantom of the opera
How could he kill her....even if she didn't want to marry him and he loved her so, he shouldn't have killed her. So sad. So, so, so sad. But the singing was excellent.
I took the day off work in about 1984 ish, to go and see this, my mate came with me and brought his mum! I was so proud and pleased. She is my favourite Carmen, at the time I remember reading, she did not have the best voice to take the part, but she portrayed the cigar rolling up her thigh as 'the kind of woman' Carmen was! She is gorgwous and I love her voice, eyes and the way she plays this! Than you for posting this! In your debt forever!
19davo66 7 months ago 2
il megliore José!!
Calaf120 8 months ago
Ridiculous movie.
NoirOrchestre 8 months ago
I love this.So sad!
MsMacbeth22 8 months ago
I do have the most beautiful name...
Gotta love Carmen :D
sexybexy19 10 months ago
This is in French. I have loved this operasince I was a young lad. When I was 17 i took the day off work to see this version, I remember reading Ms Migenes was not the best singer to take this role, but she had the 'Carmen' feel about her. I remember her rolling a cigar on her thigh with the most sexiest smile on her face, and the guy who directed, said Carmen wasn't a singer, she was just like her. Might be a load of shite. But she is my Carmen - I love her, x
19davo66 10 months ago
Intensa a interpretação de Pácido Domingo!
AnaLatika 10 months ago
Is this in spanish or french i really can't tell with them singing!!?
Welcometomylife2441 10 months ago
@Welcometomylife2441 It's set in Spain but they are singing in French since Georges Bizet is French, so they are singing in French as thats the language he understands. I am 13 and we are watching this in music so I know a bit about it, and we're only up to act 2;)
myblackrose1998 7 months ago
@myblackrose1998 haha thanks!! =)
Welcometomylife2441 7 months ago
@Welcometomylife2441 Welcome=)
myblackrose1998 7 months ago
What I say next, I say still loving these types of movies, incIuding this one.
I wish they would have had them sing live during these films, rather than pre-record. I guess they wanted lovely faces. But for me, having them really sing, and seeing the energy they put into the line is an integral part of the acting, without it, something isn't as human, real, and dramatic.
MissJessyeNorman 1 year ago
actually he was in his 40s when this was made. Julia is a soprano. Many sopranos have sung Carmen, some with higher options others as written. Mezzo and contraltos sing it too
gayoperadude63 1 year ago
Ma Carmen adorée!!!!! ='(
AHafan1 1 year ago 2
Has anyone seen the movie Carmen with Paz Vega? It's not a musical but an actual movie version. Is very very good.
sassylatina808 1 year ago
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@sassylatina808 this is an opera, not a musical
bookysipod 1 year ago
amazing.
thank you so much for uploading this!
SOAPSHOWERmusic 1 year ago
TL, DR version of the song: "Sorry buddy, you just got friend zoooned!" *Toreador begins to play*
Zardozthedestroyer 1 year ago
This opera was consider scary, because it emphasis on realism, 'this can happen to you if you repeat the plot and wind up in trouble.'
YukiChan130 1 year ago
Trop trste!
GDM34000 1 year ago
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Carmen infame.
¿No habia mezzos para hacer la peliculita o que?
Como si la cuerda no estuviera lo bastante jodida...
Darjaius 1 year ago
Carmen infame.
¿No habia mezzos para hacer la peliculita o que?
Como si la cuerda no estuviera lo bastante jodida...
Darjaius 1 year ago
Sounds too high in pitch....
SFT24 1 year ago
Maravillosa representación de Carmen en el cine....impresionante la personalidad de Placido...¡¡bellisimo hombre!!....¡¡amo y señor Don Placido Domingo!!
betylu18 1 year ago 2
This brings out my tears. Unrequited love.
geneel169 1 year ago 2
Great acting from both. This scene seems to be especially challenging for the soprano acting wise, they often show such contempt for Don, which is odd.
uptilthesky 1 year ago
nice one . Anyone can tell me what's that music name between 8:30 - 8:55 please ! thanks.
maniok7 1 year ago
young domingo
barbavassilis 1 year ago
La voz de Domingo estaba ciertamente fresca por estos años, pero efectivamente parece que el sonido del film ha sido elevado (y esta es una característica que ya se percibía así en la película, si no recuerdo mal).
AlberichNibelungo 1 year ago
Extraordinaria versión de este soberbio dúo (uno de los más grandes de toda la historia de la ópera). Pero si tuviera que destacar algo, incluso por encima de lo musical, sería el aspecto interpretativo de esta versión, pues es soberbio: ¿se han fijado, por poner sólo dos ejemplos, en el dolor que transmite el rostro de Migenes-Johnson cuando don José le pregunta si ya no le ama? ¿Y el modo en que éste avanza después hacia ella, como un muñeco de trapo deshecho y dolorido? Puro oro.
AlberichNibelungo 1 year ago 5
@AlberichNibelungo demasiado fue demasiadoooooo !
Kokoleezah 1 year ago
Extraordinaria versión de este soberbio dúo (uno de los más grandes de toda la historia de la ópera). Pero si tuviera que destacar algo, incluso por encima de lo musical, sería el aspecto interpretativo de esta versión, pues es soberbio: ¿se han fijado, por poner sólo dos ejemplos, en el dolor que transmite el rostro de Migenes-Johnson cuando don José le pregunta si ya no le ama? ¿Y el modo en que éste avanza después hacia ella, como un muñeco de trapo deshecho y dolorido? Puro oro.
AlberichNibelungo 1 year ago
If she were a true mezzo-soprano, then I have the voice of a baritone then.
norisv 1 year ago
@norisv Is she a soprano?
Ancestratos 1 year ago
Yep, she is a soprano.
Elisabetta611 1 year ago
@Elisabetta611 She's actually a mezzo-soprano. I just saw this opera at my local concert hall and really enjoyed the performance. Thanks for sharing this.
tostng 1 year ago
@Ancestratos Carmen is Mezzosoprano !!!!
rvoralek 1 year ago
@rvoralek I know! That's why I asked if she (Julia Migenes Johnson) was a soprano, because I noticed her voice is higher than a mezzosoprano's.
Ancestratos 1 year ago
@Ancestratos Yes she is a soprano :)
rvoralek 1 year ago
@norisv you're right: She IS a soprano
monpitt500 1 year ago
The voice of Placido Domingo was so young here!
ejrouge 1 year ago 4
Wow. He's amazing!
disquand 1 year ago
Oddio... Minuto 8:09 .... Come la uccide, e poi la tiene tra le braccia... Come se stringesse il centro esatto della sua vita... ODDIIIIOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! T____T
lucyllebalth80 1 year ago
Poi quando uno pensa che nel poema di Merimée Carmen è una donna di quindici anni... Migenes rende bene questa sensazione qui. Al meno in questa scena.
cristetoile11 1 year ago
HA! je le connais bien ce duo et je l´adoooooore! C´est toi?... C´est moi!!!!.... On m´avait averti que tu n´étais pas loin, que tu devais venir, on m´avait même dit de craindre pour ma vie, mais je suis brave et n´ai pas voulu fuir... Che codardo quel Don Jose. Communque Domingo è sempre Domingo. Poi nel film erà ancora giovane e bello :-) Bizet c´est de la grande musique!
cristetoile11 1 year ago 3
ce duo est parfait pour carmen!! c'est trés intense on ressent bien la tension de la scene!
vraiment bravo!!
miCeciliaBartoli 2 years ago 4
Nádhera, leze mi mráz po zádech.
MultiJanik123 2 years ago
a Don José se le fue la mano con la pasión y llegó al delirio...
LUCADETENA 2 years ago
c triste don jose la tuer snifff
ABBA860 2 years ago 2
C'est la version du final de Carmen que je préfère. J'ai le frisson à chaque fois que je l'écoute. Domingo est très intense et un parfait Don josé vocalement et scèniquement. Sonfrançais est parfait. Migenes quant à elle représente vraiment cette Carmen en tout, et dans son jeux et dans sa voix. Elle si belle en plus! Deux grandes voix et deux magnifiques acteurs.
lesbonnesoreilles 2 years ago 15
I LOVE this.
cassopia09 2 years ago 4
la la la .
KIMNGOCfamily 2 years ago
Hey hey hey thank u so much 4 this spectacular show...where can i find this full movie ? :( plz tell me as soon as u get my comment :)
crony13 2 years ago
@crony13 : You can get this film on Amazon. Very inexpensive if ordering a VHS from private seller. DVD cost is way too high. Good luck!
starlingbirds 2 years ago
Io ADORO quest'uomo!!!! *___*
lucyllebalth80 2 years ago 4
Me encanta, qué pasión.
Oleeee!!!
silviacentro 2 years ago 2
L'une de mes versions préférées.
lesbonnesoreilles 2 years ago 2
Is it just me, or is he quite sharp on the line, "Vous pouvez m'arreter"? It's at about 8:57.
abslch 2 years ago
It would sound Lovely in Itallian
nestersg 2 years ago
There are recordings of it in Italian. I.E. with Franco Corelli.
Elisabetta611 2 years ago
I can still wish.
nestersg 2 years ago
@Elisabetta611
Corelli himself always said he felt more comfortable singing it in Italian. His French was quite awful, actually (but overall his Don José is incomparable)
beignet58 11 months ago
@nestersg It would sound even better in Castilian Spanish. ; )
melancholicme123 1 year ago
@nestersg WHY ???? It was written in French...
breton2 1 year ago
@breton2
Not a real fan of the sond of French.
nestersg 1 year ago
@breton2
Not a real fan of the sond of French. And it's set in Spain.
nestersg 1 year ago
@nestersg Yes, but it still remains French music, in style and in spirit... The composer wrote the music on French verses, therefore a translation, whether it is in Italian or Spanish, wouldn't respect the prosody...
breton2 1 year ago
@nestersg Yes, but it still remains French music, in style and in spirit... The composer wrote the music on French verses, therefore a translation, whether it is in Italian or Spanish, wouldn't respect the prosody... It would be the same as translating Aida by Verdi in French or Arabic... It wouldn't make sense...
breton2 1 year ago
@breton2 Hearing Aida in the original Egyptian would actually be quite interesting, n'est-ce pas?
P1B1U1H1 1 year ago
Excellent film of the opera. My only complaint is with the audio in the uploads of the movie. The sound seems to have been tampered with and appears to be "higher" in pitch and lighter-sounding. The singers don't sing the way I remember them singing when I first saw this movie. Also I think they sped up the video to go faster than usual in time.
MastersoftheOpera 2 years ago 8
I ripped it directly from the DVD, didn't change a thing.
Elisabetta611 2 years ago
@Elisabetta611 It's definitely a half ton higher then usual. Something seems wrong with the DVD then. Can't imagine that thy did everything a half tone higher. Especially because they sound deferent then usual.
ex00r 10 months ago
The audio, if altered, makes the scene more dramatic.
jiggerinct 2 years ago
@MastersoftheOpera That could probably be because the DVD is a PAL release made in Europe, where the audio is somewhat sped up. An R1 official DVD release has the more "natural" pitch.
Turnajon 1 year ago
@MastersoftheOpera I noticed that too.
Domingo's voice sounds more or less the same, but Migenes sounds much more shrill than she does in the other scenes in this movie
temperanceluv81 9 months ago
@temperanceluv81 she sounds a soprano, and she was a mezzo right?
creidhe 6 months ago
If youonly speak english, I think you would like Carmen with Dorothy Dandridge, and Harry Belafonte. It's really good and they sing in english they have have the whole movie, on you tube and its a really good copy
iluvthearts 2 years ago
I actually prefer Carmen in its original French. It sounds weird and Broadway-ish in English. I did love that movie though. Dorothy Dandrige was excellent but she did not sing. They used the voice of Marilyn Horne, an American mezzo soprano
MastersoftheOpera 2 years ago 2
I understand what you mean, And the translation is not good ( at east with the first song ). I just think it's kinda hard to truly understand whats going on if you are not fluent in French. But I do think they did a good job matching Dorothy and Harry with the other singers voice because it looked like they could actually be singing.
iluvthearts 2 years ago
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drawswithcrayon 2 years ago
I love her expression at 4:23 -- it was like this man loves me???? It takes her by surprise his devotion to her.....I think she felt she couldn't be loved in a way?
Interesting and conflicting concepts here
jgmgmt 2 years ago
es uno de los finales mas increíbles que han existido en la ópera....
Rapicienta 2 years ago 4
soo...sad....a masterpeice opera
canadianclarke 2 years ago 13
Mercedes Pastor Fa 28-6-2009
Esta versión de la ópera Carmen la tengo en DVD y es extraordinaria. Plácido Domingo es tan buen actor y cantante y con talento musical , que , casi todo lo hace bien.
zambombazo0 2 years ago
I pretty sure this is French
truenorthcompass 2 years ago
it's french :)
maniok7 2 years ago 3
which language ?????????????? please help
9827966317 2 years ago
It is a Spanish opera, but it was composed by a French composer, and is sung completely in French. That is why I have such trouble singing along with it xD
AkiraChan24 2 years ago 4
This makes me cry! It's so sad!
bkmom 2 years ago
Me too.
AkiraChan24 2 years ago
Maravillosa, he visto esta opera en diferentes versiones, pero esta. HA SIDO Y SERÁ POR SIEMPRE LA MEJOR INTERPRETACION, excelentes voces y una ACTUACIÓN IMPAGABLE.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!
silluque 2 years ago 4
Whenever I do this particular finale, I will dedicate it to my ex.
boagmuskie 2 years ago 3
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If you already like PLÁCIDO DOMINGO check now THE 30 TENORS in my playlist SUPER TENOR ARIAS ( including CLAUDIO SOTELO performing ARIA DEL CIRUJANO as a world première for YOU TUBE ) and tell me the one you prefer !
et si vous êtes à Paris ne ratez pas PLÁCIDO DOMINGO comme CYRANO au Châtelet !
upatoia 2 years ago
This is the BEST scene of any opera!!! Both of them are perfect in their roles.
InPrincipioEratVerbo 2 years ago 5
I love this Opera :3
3:21- 3:41 In particular. Their voices blend beautifully!!!
SoulReeper85 2 years ago 3
nice movie, i was moved away into the tears!
thanx for posting :P
symyu 2 years ago
Mi amigo Trianapuenta, no hablo espanol pero I understand enough to appreciate your comments. I love Seville as weil as the capitol and also the coasts of Spain, see you in San Sebastian this summer. El hombre viejo. D.Swift
swift7oaks 2 years ago
solo una ciudad como SEVILLA es capaz de crear esta opera maravillosa como tantas otras q ha inspirado(don giovani,el barbero de sevilla,las bodas de figaro,fidelio,la favorita y muchas otras)
trianapuenteyaparte 2 years ago
meravigliosooo
lucyett 2 years ago
Entre nous tout est fini ! Et toc ! :-)
J'adore 3:05 !!
230723073 2 years ago 2
What's the point of telling you're self not to cry when you do??
Kayafan124 2 years ago
I'm crying right now
Kayafan124 2 years ago
I remember seeing this in TV and being astonished by the actual great actor-skills of Migenes, Domingo and Raimondi. And Migenes is really SEXY there! A Carmen who really could make men lose their wit. Great performance altoghether, and a wonderful movie - fight between Escamillo and Jose is memorable!
finnhere2 2 years ago 2
this moved me 2 tears! im sooo sad lol
amgei 2 years ago
For me, the greatest Don Jose will always be Jose Carreras. He sings from the lyrical heart ripping truly emotionally distraught soul as Don Jose - unequalled even by the magnificent Domingo.
Misstroble90 2 years ago 2
I've always thought that Don Jose is quite a fool... too bad much of the wonderful operatic music is written for foolish heroes. But "La Fleur que tu m'avais jetée" is truly a gem and none sings is as beautifully as Carreras!
finnhere2 2 years ago 2
Andele, por buzcona...
rodrigitotube 2 years ago
es maravilloso
m847250 2 years ago
this opera is so sad
notworkn 3 years ago
any1 can tell me why she was so mutch seeking for death? is there a kind of explination inside or really nothing?
i think the real tragedy is for that poor guy blinded by his love for a night butterfly and unable to realize it...a pity
plyskell22 3 years ago
wats the the name song of this last song?
Dru0417 3 years ago
Does this scene have a name?
If so,can somone tell me what it is?
Anyways,this was amazing,I love carmen.
Cest magnifique!
rgrox 3 years ago
I've always liked Carmen. It's one of the few operas where the baritone gets the girl.
Why yes, I am a baritone. Why do you ask?
Ambidexter143 3 years ago
Baritones ROCK
carpeDick 3 years ago 3
.......Though Domingo in his Tenor showed the deapth of love he had for Carmen and his rage over loosing her to Escamillio. This was a great film.
carpeDick 3 years ago
Is that French? Why does it sounds like Italian so much!! I'm not sure, can someone tell?
geyserli 3 years ago
french
scorpion13mi 3 years ago
It's French but they're rolling their 'R's opera-style so it sounds Italian.
demoninatutu 3 years ago 3
because are romance linguish
luisenes 3 years ago
Amazing performances!!!
Wine321 3 years ago
Wow I can't believe I have never seen this film... I need to get my hands on it ASAP!
maryjivinjane 3 years ago
i mean really. does it get any better? spectacular performance, amazing chemistry.
cellomikel29 3 years ago
What is a chance of having me find it on video? I am very interested in learning more about this....
waddleduckie1 3 years ago
C'est putain tres bien...
crapykingston 3 years ago
Best scene of the opera
incredible performances
and the directing was then one of the top
at his age to transfer an opera for tv edition
was unthinkable yet
Rosi tried and made greatest Carmen for those who didn't used to opera
xarissof 3 years ago 5
This is my first listening to Carmen so please have this on your mind, at least I do.
castorp1981 3 years ago
The chorus is very often too loud and at the moment I feel like there is no musical coherence and balance in the opera. maybe the word chaos is probably too strong. I'm saying this only because the day before I have listened to La Boheme and what a work that is, every musical point is just adorable, from the orchestra, the singers and I especially like the choir. La Boheme just makes sense for my ear, and Carmen does not.
castorp1981 3 years ago
I did not see this movie but last night I listened to Abbado's Carmen with Berganza, Domingo, Milnes and Cotrubas. It was my first complete Carmen and I have to say I don't like this opera, at least this performance. The only character I like is Michaela and Cotrubas singing it. Domingo's sound is generally too stringent for me and sometimes he sounds like swallowing the words. I like Milnes more as Rigoletto then Escamillo, and Berganza is OK, elegant and stylish but I felt almost nothing.
castorp1981 3 years ago
ne fun here
Brandon380 3 years ago
8:06....Wou! O__O
Syndel89 3 years ago
I absolut love this opera!!!!!
berkenfeld 3 years ago 6
A fantastic film shot outside with amazing scenery. Can be rented from Netflix or perhaps Blockbuster.
seque69 3 years ago 2
un très grand film j'aime Domingo et Migenes
Domingo a son meilleur.
guy1938 3 years ago 3
This looks like an amazing production! Do you know where I can get it?
opera21 3 years ago 3
It's an insanely expensive DVD.. check Amazon:/
Savaric86 3 years ago
I just looked for this DVD at Amazon...
The cheapest seller demands 194 $ and the price rises to more than 300 $ :(
Ethratian 3 years ago
A friend of mine told me that this film is available via torrent, I haven't checked if he has told me the truth ;)
All the best
Ethratian 3 years ago
Listen to that tenor sound!!!!!
leadoffeohippus 3 years ago 4
But he's a bastard. He had a girlfriend, Micaela, he cheated her with Carmen. SO HE IS THE SAME AS HER!!! If you want to know anything else.. I sing in opera Carmen so I can tell you everything
EmmaCarmen 3 years ago
He kills her cause she doesn't love him any more. She loves Escamillo now
EmmaCarmen 3 years ago
Do you really think that she loves Escamillo? I just think that she just wants the freedom to skip around from guy to guy.
opera21 3 years ago
woooow!! great video!! i love carmen! but i didn't understand why he kills her!! i mean, he says he loves her and he wants her to be with him...so? why did he kill her? =S
nanaflute4ever 3 years ago
Jealousy and frustration. He gave up a woman who was devoted to him, his family, his military career for her. He even lived as an outlaw. His breaking point was when she threw the ring. It was like she threw everything he had given up for her back in his face. He just snapped.
fair34 3 years ago 5
men are sooo complicated....
nanaflute4ever 3 years ago
a great film with the Bizet's original music score ( no cuts)
ledormant 3 years ago 3
Sorry, posted under the wrong clip, the below was for Habanera..
oinkalaboink 4 years ago
L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre battit de l'aile et s'envola ... l'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre; tu ne l'attends plus, il est là! Tout autour de toi, vite, vite, il vient, s'en va, puis il revient ... tu crois le tenir, il t'évite, tu crois l'éviter, il te tient. L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour est enfant de Bohème, il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi; si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime: si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! (x2)
oinkalaboink 4 years ago 3
Habanera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser, et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle, s'il lui convient de refuser. Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière, l'un parle bien, l'autre se tait: Et c'est l'autre que je préfère, Il n'a rien dit mais il me plaît. L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour est enfant de Bohème, il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi; si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime: si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! (x2)
oinkalaboink 4 years ago
Excellent performance! This was 25 years ago. Now go to Kaufmann Antonacci Carmen and see what the Royal Opera London came up with. You will be spellbound.And it has untertitles.Enjoy!
voce29 4 years ago
This was a great recommendation. Thank you! In return, search "Cardinalli singing Aranjuez" for a girl with big hair and a big voice type I haven't heard before but could so see in this scene.
DvoBoy 3 years ago
I don't know the libretto so I couldn't understand what they were saying, only the main idea of it all. But what passion, what intensity! Beautiful!
Red82991 4 years ago
Funny thing is that this opera flopped in a major way when it first came out - it only achieved popularity after poor Bizet packed it in.....great film btw....
mycrobiz 4 years ago
This is so beautiful...
hayleyzero 4 years ago 3
It's European.
azilidaz 4 years ago
Nice job!
azilidaz 4 years ago
Placido Domingo was very handsom in his younger days
madameCecily 4 years ago 5
Stop Corrida!!!!
rysy77 4 years ago
if he really loved her, then he would have let her go just like the Phantom did for Christine in the Phantom of the Opera. this guy just has problems. awesosme voice though.
she is so beautiful. love this opera.
oakridgehs 4 years ago
Of course the whole opera is awesome, But you can't compare between the phantom and Jose, also Christine and Carmen. Jose lost everything to save his love while Carmen just destroyed the man and never loved him. Which didn't happen in the phantom of the opera
A7madeus 4 years ago 4
ok, sorry. i didn't know the whole story behind it besides the fact that she refused his proposal. she's a gypsy, so doesn't she have to stay single?
oakridgehs 4 years ago
Love this, thanks so much for posting!
KyotoMelody 4 years ago
Julia Migenes Johnson did have a short carrier;she deserved more; great artist.
odlaora 4 years ago
Does anyone know where I can rent this video???
Jenniferhos 4 years ago
What language are they singing it in?
classicalgal14 4 years ago
It's sung in French even though it's set in Spain. I forgot which town.
mac10688 4 years ago
Sevilla
gnnoriega 4 years ago
French
actor001 3 years ago
I found out on Saturday thanks after listening to the Met broadcast!
classicalgal14 3 years ago
Carmen de Bizet!!! Great. The world would be better with us on Earth. Amor, amor, fiesta, amor y fiesta siempre!:)
RodyBalboa 4 years ago
Siempre lloro cuando oigo esta canción! Placido Domingo está muy guapo!
gisabatine 4 years ago 2
I'm crying. Everytime I listen to this, something really strange and incredible happens to me, and I just can't control myself. Unbelievable.
Panchorum 4 years ago
Great film, great voices!
rmigbaptista 4 years ago
Una obra maestra para la televisión.
Charrogurrola 4 years ago
De que año fue la grabación?
Gerardeus 4 years ago
1984. Extraordinaria ¿verdad?
macriba 4 years ago
Totalmente de acuerdo contigo.
Gerardeus 4 years ago
Simply marvelous!!
meriomeri 4 years ago
How could he kill her....even if she didn't want to marry him and he loved her so, he shouldn't have killed her. So sad. So, so, so sad. But the singing was excellent.
violinluv16 4 years ago
Its opera! Someone to die! LOL
lachness11 4 years ago