Carmen : Bieito, Piollet / Gran Teatre del Liceu, Uria-Monzon, Alagna, Schrott, Poplavskaya, etc (2010 Stereo)(2DVD)

Georges Bizet: CARMEN

Carmen - Beatrice Uria-Monzon
Don Jose - Roberto Alagna
Micaela - Marina Poplavskaya
Escamillo - Erwin Schrott
Frasquita - Eliana Bayon
Mercedes - Itxaro Mentxaka
Le Dancaire - Marc Canturri
Le Remendado - Francisco Vas
Morales - Alex Sanmarti
Zuniga - Josep Ribot
Cor Vivaldi - Petits Cantors de Catalunya
Liceu Grand Theatre Chorus and Orchestra
Marc Piollet, conductor

Calixto Bieito, stage director
Alfons Flores, set designer
Merce Paloma, costume designer
Xavi Clot, lighting designer

Recorded live from the Gran Teatre del Liceu, October 2010.

Running time: 156 mins
Subtitles: French, English, German, Spanish, Catalan, Chinese, Korean

Fantastic cast with Roberto Alagna, Erwin Schrott, Marina Poplavskaya, Beatrice Uria-Monzon. This prestigious 2011 production from the Gran Teatre del Liceu was staged by the world famous and highly controversial stage director Calixto Bieito, admired for his raw and evocative stagings. Received excellent international reviews.

'Bieito´s muted Carmen brings a fresh vision.' Wall Street Journal.'Roberto Alagna … was on top form.' Opera.'Uria- Monzon´s musical instincts are superior.' Opera News'Polavskaya impersonated … - with conviction and beautiful, crystalline tone.' Opera News.'Marc Piollet´s reading had remarkable, very intense moments.' Interational Herald Tribune.'Beatrice Uria-Monzon´s stage work is hard to beat.' Interational Herald Tribune.'… one of the few current interpreters that can cope with this most difficult tessitura is Erwin Schrott.' Interational Herald Tribune.