Bizet: Carmen

Bizet: Carmen
Label: Arkadia: the 78's
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 789368403424
EAN: 0789368403424
ASIN: B000005O6K


Release Date: 1996-07-09

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Romances Romances
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Ponselle, Rosa Ponselle, Rosa
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Tracks:

  1. Atto I: Ov - Orch E Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  2. Atto I: Sur La Place, Chacun Passe... - Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans/George Cehanovsky/Hilda Burke
  3. Atto I: Avec La Garde Montante... - Garcons/George Cehanovsky/Rene Maison/Louis D'Angelo
  4. Atto I: La Cloche A Sonne... - Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  5. Atto I: Mais Nous Ne Voyons Pas La Carmencita!... - Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans/Rosa Ponselle
  6. Atto I: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle... - Rosa Ponselle/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  7. Atto I: Carmen! Sur Tes Pas... - Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans/Rosa Ponselle/Rene Maison/Hilda Burke
  8. Atto I: Parle-moi De Ma Mere!... - Rene Maison/Hilda Burke
  9. Atto I: Au Secours!... - Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans/Louis D'Angelo
  10. Atto I: Mon Officier, C'etait Une Querelle... - Rene Maison/Louis D'Angelo/Rosa Ponselle/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  11. Atto I: Pres Des Remparts De Seville... - Rosa Ponselle/Rene Maison
  12. Atto I: Voici L'ordre; Partez... - Louis D'Angelo/Rosa Ponselle
  13. Atto II: Entr'acte - Orch E Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  14. Atto II: Les Tringles Des Sistres Tintaient... - Rosa Ponselle/Thelma Votipka/Helen Olheim
  15. Atto II: Messieurs, Pastia Me Dit... - Thelma Votipka/Louis D'Angelo/Rosa Ponselle/Helen Olheim/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  16. Atto II: Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le Rendre... - Ezio Pinza/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans/Helen Olheim/Thelma Votipka/Rosa Ponselle...
  17. Atto II: Eh Bien Vite, Quelles Nouvelles?... - Thelma Votipka/Angelo Bada/Rosa Ponselle/Helen Olheim/Marek Windheim
  18. Atto II: Mais Qui Donc Attends-tu?... - Angelo Bada/Rosa Ponselle/Marek Windheim/Rene Maison
  19. Atto II: Enfin C'est Toi!... - Rosa Ponselle/Rene Maison

Tracks:

  1. Atto II: Au Quartier! Pour L'appel!... - Rosa Ponselle/Rene Maison
  2. Atto II: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee... - Rene Maison
  3. Atto II: Non, Tu Ne M'aimes Pas... - Rene Maison
  4. Atto II: Hola! Carmen! Hola! Hola!... - Louis D'Angelo/Rene Maison/Marek Windheim/Angelo Bada/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  5. Atto III: Entr'acte - Orch E Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  6. Atto III: Ecoute, Ecoute, Compagnon, Ecoute... - Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans/Rosa Ponselle/Thelma Votipka/Helen Olheim/Rene Maison...
  7. Atto III: Reposons-Nous Une Heure Ici... - Angelo Bada/Rosa Ponselle/Rene Maison
  8. Atto III: Melons! Coupons!... - Thelma Votipka/Helen Olheim
  9. Atto III: Voyons, Que J'essaie A Mon Tour... - Rosa Ponselle/Thelma Votipka/Helen Olheim
  10. Atto III: Eh Bien?-Eh Bien... - Rosa Ponselle/Angelo Bada/Marek Windheim/Thelma Votipka/Helen Olheim/Rene Maison...
  11. Atto III: C'est Des Contrebandiers...-Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante... - Hilda Burke
  12. Atto III: Je Ne Me Trompe Pas... - Hilda Burke/Ezio Pinza/Rene Maison
  13. Atto III: Hola!, Jose!... - Rosa Ponselle/Ezio Pinza/Angelo Bada/Rene Maison/Marek Windheim/Coro Di Boston...
  14. Atto III: Une Femme!... - Rosa Ponselle/Angelo Bada/Rene Maison/Hilda Burke/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans...
  15. Atto IV: Entr'acte - Orch E Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  16. Atto IV: A Deux Cuartos!... - Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  17. Atto IV: Si Tu M'aimes, Carmen... - Ezio Pinza/Rosa Ponselle/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans/Thelma Votipka/Helen Olheim
  18. Atto IV: C'est Toi!-C'est Moi!... - Rosa Ponselle/Rene Maison/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans
  19. Atto IV: Ou Vas-Tu?... - Rene Maison/Rosa Ponselle/Coro Di Boston/Louis Hasselmans

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Unique Carmen.......2002-05-13

I read with amazement the review critical of Ponselle and Pinza in the Carmen CD.The only conclusion I could draw from the writers remarks is that he never bothered to listen to the recording.He speaks of decadence and terrible performance in describing an unmatched vocal splendor and great histrionic and emotional display.After ending her Met.carrier Ponselle made recordings in 1939 and as late as 1954 with the unique glory of her voice intact. Vocal decadence indeed!!! My advice to all lovers of great singing is Run,Don't Walk, to purchase this Carmen. Treat yourself to a lasting thrill.

5 out of 5 stars Carmen Truly Appraised.......1999-12-26

I am among those few remaining people who saw Ponselle's Carmen, not once but several times,and can state, without reservations,it was a glorious experience. It was the greatest box office hit of the two seasons she sang the role and at every performance I attended her ovation was overwhelm- ing. It was controversial only as to her interpretation of the role but certainly not her singing. Who's interpretatioa of Carmen has ever been universally accepted? As for the suggestions of vocal decline one has only to listen to the recordings she made in 1939,two years after her last Met. appearances, to realize how ludicrous such a suggestion is. We also have the series of recordings she made at Villa Pace at the age of 57 as evidence that,even many years after retirement, her voice retained most of it's glory. experiencing vocal difficulties should listen to the recordings she mq'P

2 out of 5 stars An awful performance of two great artists.......1999-07-07

Rosa Ponselle was undoubtedly one of the greatest sopranos of all times. She has left a number of bright examples of her talent. Unfortunately, her complete recordings of operas are rare. For her fans (and I am one of them), this full recording of Carmen looks like a match. The other extrordinary ingredient of this production is the outstanding Ezio Pinza. In his case, we are fortunate to have an important number of full recordings of his most famous roles in opera. How could their combination produce such a poor result as this recording of Carmen is difficult to explain. It is known that Ponselle's decadence began with a disastrous Carmen, and one can understand the reason after listening to her here. On the contrary, Pinza had many bright years ahead by the time of this recording (1936), and he had time to produce superb interpretations after that. Rene Maison was an appreciated tenor in his time, specially of french operas, but none of his recordings is a clear example of special talent. To summarize, this version is only for Ponselle's and Pinza's fans who do not dare lack one single piece they recorded. Otherwise, try (don't miss) Ponselle's excerpts of Norma, Aida or Traviata, and Pinza's complete Don Giovanni, Faust, Boris and Tales of Hoffmann.

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  3. Verdi: Aida
  4. Puccini: Manon Lescaut (2 CDs)
  5. Donizetti: Don Pasquale
  6. Verdi: La Forza del Destino (complete opera, recorded 1941)
  7. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
  8. Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Nicolas Rivenq, Danielle Borst, La Grande %C3%89curie & La Chambre du Roy, Sophie Marin-Degor, Hubert Claessens, Laura Polverelli, Claudine Le Coz, Patrick Donnelly, Stuart Patterson, Val%C3%A9rie Lecoq, Philippe Cantor, Rebbecca Ockenden, Gynor Morgan
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