Carmen
Georges Bizet, Marilyn Horne, James McCracken, Leonard Bernstein, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus
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Artists
Album Info
Release Date: 1973Label: Deutsche Grammophon
The recording was made in New York City. Performed opening night at the Metropolitan Opera, New York September 19, 1972.The 3-LP set comes in a hinged box made of thick cardboard and includes a 4-color, 12” x 12”, 70-page perfect bound book featuring the full libretto; profiles of the conductor and performers; and many photos.
The set includes printed, poly-lined, audiophile-grade inner sleeves to hold the LPs.
The album is on the prestigious TAS list, a list of the greatest audiophile recordings compiled by the editors of The Absolute Sound magazine.
Mr. Bernstein appears by courtesy of CBS.
On back cover: Printed in Germany by Schwerdtle & Schantz KG, Berlin.
In booklet: Printed in Germany by Neef, Wittingen.
℗ 1973 Polydor International GmbH.
Reviewed in The New York Times, Sunday April 22, 1973 by Peter G. Davis and by Robert J. Landry in Variety magazine. Differs from Carmen & Carmen - format & label variations.