Bizet: Carmen / Horne, Mccracken, Bernstein

Marilyn Horne (Carmen), James McCracken (Don José), Adriana Maliponte (Micaëla), Tom Krause (Escamillo), Metropolitan Opera. Leonard Bernstein

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to continue its Hardback Opera Series and the Bernstein Centenary celebrations with Bernstein’s triumphant recording of Bizet’s Carmen. Remastered in 96kHz/24-bit audio from the original quadrophonic tapes. Presented on 3CDs + High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc containing the complete opera in 24-bit audio in 4.0 Surround Sound. Presented in a 160pp deluxe hard-back book (E/D/F) with libretto and synopsis, plus images from the recordings sessions and the live performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, as well as a new introductory text by John Mauceri – who was for many years Bernstein’s assistant, editing his music and conducting many of the premieres of Bernstein’s works at the composer’s request