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Tracklist

A	Acte I, Prélude / No. 1 - 5
B	Acte I, Prélude / No. 6 - 10
C	Acte II, Entr'acte / No. 11 - 15
D1	Acte II, No. 16 - 17
D2	Acte III, Entr'acte / No. 18
E	Acte III, No. 19 - 23
F	Acte III, No. 24 - 26

Credits

• Adapted By [Dialogue Adaptation] – Raymond Gerome
• Art Direction – Peter Schuppe
• Chorus – Chœur De L'Opéra De Paris*, Schöneberger Sängerknaben
• Chorus Master – Jean Laforge
• Chorus Master [Assistance Musicale] – Walter Hagen-Groll
• Composed By – Georges Bizet
• Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
• Coordinator – Claudia Hamann, Raymond Ducarre
• Design – Werner Koberstein
• Edited By – Reinhild Schmidt
• Engineer – Günter Hermanns
• Libretto By – Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy
• Liner Notes [English] – Martin Cooper
• Liner Notes [German] – Wolfgang Dömling
• Liner Notes [Traduction] – Jacques Fournier
• Liner Notes [Traduzione] – Gabriele Cervone
• Liner Notes [Translation] – Adele Poindexter
• Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
• Photography [Melbye] – Virginia
• Photography By [Artist Photos] – Siegfried Lauterwasser
• Photography By [Booklet Front Cover] – Gabriela Brandenstein
• Photography By [Box Set Front Cover] – Christina Burton
• Photography By [Van Dam] – Susesch Bayat
• Producer – Günther Breest, Renate Kupfer
• Recording Supervisor – Michel Glotz
• Supervised By [Dialogue Supervision] – Jean-Noël Sissia
• Translated By [Libretto To English] – Lionel Salter
• Translated By [Libretto To German] – Walter Felsenstein
• Vocals [Andrès] – Michel Marinpouille
• Vocals [Carmen] – Agnes Baltsa
• Vocals [Don José] – José Carreras
• Vocals [Escamillo] – José van Dam
• Vocals [Frasquita] – Christine Barbaux
• Vocals [Le Dancaïre] – Gino Quilico
• Vocals [Le Remendado] – Heinz Zednik
• Vocals [Mercédès] – Jane Berbié
• Vocals [Micaëla] – Katia Ricciarelli
• Vocals [Moralès] – Mikael Melbye
• Vocals [Un Bohémien] – Alain Pilard
• Vocals [Une Marchande] – Anne-Marie Tostain
• Vocals [Zuniga] – Alexander Malta
• Voice Actor [Andrès] – David Clair
• Voice Actor [Carmen] – Maria Laborit
• Voice Actor [Don José] – Jean Barney
• Voice Actor [Escamillo / Moralès] – Tony Jacquot
• Voice Actor [Frasquita] – Isabel Karajan
• Voice Actor [Le Dancaïre / Un Soldat] – Alain Hitier
• Voice Actor [Lillas Pastia / Le Guide] – Robert Manuel
• Voice Actor [Mercédès] – Claudine Coster
• Voice Actor [Micaëla] – Danièle Ajoret
• Voice Actor [Zuniga] – Jean-Noël Sissia

Notes

Opéra en trois actes d'après la nouvelle de Prosper Mérimée
Oper in drei Akten nach der Novelle von Prosper Mérimée
Opera in three acts after the novel by Prosper Mérimée
Opera in tre atti dalla novella di Prosper Mérimée

Die gesprochenen Dialoge wurden für die Aufnahme eingerichtet
The spoken dialogue has been specially adapted for this recording
Le dialogue parlé se base sur une version mise au point pour l'enredistrement
I dialoghi parlati si basano su una versione realizzata appositamente per questa redistrazione

Digital recording

℗ 1983 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
© 1983 Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Dömling
© 1983 Martin Cooper
Printed in West Germany by Neef, Wittingen (on booklet)
Printed in West Germany, by Schwerdtle & Schantz, Berlin (on box set)

Includes 62-page booklet in French, German, English & Italian

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC 0173
• Other: D.P.
• Other (Catalog Number Record 1): 2560 112
• Other (Catalog Number Record 2): 2560 113
• Other (Catalog Number Record 3): 2560 114

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
410 088-2	Georges Bizet • Agnes Baltsa • José Carreras • José van Dam • Katia Ricciarelli • Chœur De L'Opéra De Paris* • Berliner Philharmoniker • Herbert von Karajan	Georges Bizet • Agnes Baltsa • José Carreras • José van Dam • Katia Ricciarelli • Chœur De L'Opéra De Paris* • Berliner Philharmoniker • Herbert von Karajan - Carmen ‎(3xCD + Box)	Deutsche Grammophon	410 088-2	Europe	1983
410 088-2	Georges Bizet • Agnes Baltsa • José Carreras • José van Dam • Katia Ricciarelli • Chœur De L'Opéra De Paris* • Berliner Philharmoniker • Herbert von Karajan	Georges Bizet • Agnes Baltsa • José Carreras • José van Dam • Katia Ricciarelli • Chœur De L'Opéra De Paris* • Berliner Philharmoniker • Herbert von Karajan - Carmen ‎(3xCD, RE + Box)	Deutsche Grammophon	410 088-2	Europe	Unknown
2741 025	Georges Bizet - Agnes Baltsa · José Carreras · José van Dam · Katia Ricciarelli · Chœur De L'Opéra De Paris* · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan	Georges Bizet - Agnes Baltsa · José Carreras · José van Dam · Katia Ricciarelli · Chœur De L'Opéra De Paris* · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan - Carmen ‎(3xLP + Box)	Deutsche Grammophon	2741 025	1983