About this title: Claudio Abbado's 1978 Carmen is an elegant, dramatically convincing reading of the Opéra-Comique version of Bizet's score, with spoken dialogue. There's no such thing as a perfect Carmen -- too many versions of the score, too many types of voices to sing the title role and opinions on which is best, and so on. But it would be hard to go wrong with this recording. The very first bars of the overture announce this as one of Abbado's most energetic and tightly knit performances, and he delivers on that promise throughout. Berganza's Carmen reflects the singer's conviction that the character ...
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