This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The production features the three greatest exponents of their respective roles at the time: Grace Bumbry’s magnificently seductive-toned Carmen, Mirella Freni’s ineffably lovely, touching Micaëla and Jon Vickers’s thrillingly manic-depressive Don José. On its release the film was hailed by Die Presse, (Vienna) as a “unique artistic event”, while Le Monde felt that Karajan’s production brought “a whole new dimension” to the opera, “combined with a magisterial interpretation”. A classical and utterly dramatic approach to probably the world's most beloved opera – Karajan’s Carmen is as much a delicacy for opera fans as it is a perfect starter for newcomers.
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Music
8.5
Star
Drama, Romance
7.3
Star
Romance, Drama
6.1
Soup or Sonic
Animation, Comedy
6.3
Wild Strawberries
Drama
8.1
The Return of Swamp Thing
Horror, Science Fiction
5.5
Return of Sabata
Western
6.0
The Return
Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
5.9
Chain Reaction
Drama
5.4
The Ipcress File
Thriller
6.8
Kids Return
Drama, Crime
6.9
Lion, London Zoological Gardens
Documentary
5.2
Star
Drama
6.0
Like Crazy
Drama, Comedy
7.4
Outrage Coda
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Drama
6.8
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Animation, Comedy
7.9
Star!
Drama, Music, Romance
6.9
Return to Homs
Documentary
6.7
DIABOLIK LOVERS ~re:requiem~
7.9
Operation Cicero
Crime, Drama, History, War
6.0
Don Giovanni
Music
9.0
The Miracle of Heliane
Music
9.0
Ariadne auf Naxos
Music, Drama
0.0
Lucia
Music, Romance
1.0
Candide
Music, Comedy
7.0
Amadeus
History, Music, Drama
8.0
The Devils of Loudun
Music, History, Drama
8.0
Le nozze di Figaro
Music
0.0
Verdi: Aida
Music
6.0
Kui saabub õhtu
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
8.2
Dido and Aeneas
Music, Drama, Romance, History
0.0
Massenet Thais
Music
0.0
On Such a Night
Comedy, Drama, Music
0.0
Der fliegende Holländer
Music
8.2
Orphée & Eurydice
Music
0.0
Opera Fanatic: Stefan & the Divas
Documentary, Music
0.0
Lohengrin
Music
0.0
Dvě vdovy
Music, Comedy
0.0
The Phantom of the Opera
Horror, Music
7.1
Das Rheingold
Fantasy, Music
7.2