Carmen WD 31 (in English)
David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, New London Children's Choir, Patricia Bardon (Mezzo-soprano), Mary Plazas (Soprano), Mary Hegarty (Soprano), Sally Harrison (Soprano), Julian Gavin (Tenor), Garry Magee (Baritone), Peter Wedd (Tenor), Mark Le Brocq (Tenor), Nick Garrett (Bass), Toby Stafford-Allen (Baritone), Clare McCaldin (Mezzo-soprano), Paul Parfitt (Bass-baritone)
2002 - 2002, Watford, Watford Colloseum
- 03:23Prelude
Act I
- 02:051. "In the plaza" (Soldiers, Moralès)
- 04:092. "Just look at that delicious morsel!" (Moralès, Soldiers, Micaëla)
- 02:273. "Here come our new soldier boys" (Children)
- 00:174. "José! There was a girl here looking for you just now" (Moralès, José)
- 01:165. "Off with you old soldier boys" (Children)
- 00:536. "Corporal! Sir!" (Zuniga, José)
- 01:347. "We have heard the bell summon us to meet here" (Young Men)
- 04:018. "Ah, just look!" (Soldiers, Cigarette Girls)
- 01:159. "But why hasn't she come, our Carmencita?" (Soldiers, Young Men, Cigarette Girls, Carmen)
- 04:3110. Habanera "Love's a bird wild as any rebel" (Carmen, Cigarette Girls, Young Men, Soldiers)
- 01:3411. "Carmen! We will follow you high and low!" (Young Men, Carmen, José, Cigarette Girls)
- 00:2212. "The cheek of it!" (José, Micaëla)
- 01:3113. "Give me news of my mother!" (José, Micaëla)
- 02:1514. "Your dear mother and I were leaving church this morning" (José, Micaëla)
- 05:5015. "I see my mother's face!" (José, Micaëla)
- 00:3216. "Wait a moment. I'm going to read the letter" (José, Micaëla)
- 02:5817. "Come and help!" (Cigarette Girls, Zuniga, Soldiers)
- 00:1118. "So, corporal, tell me what happened" (Zuniga, José)
- 02:2819. "Well, Carmencita, what do you have to say for yourself?" (Zuniga, Carmen)
- 00:5320. "Where are you taking me?" (Carmen, José)
- 04:3721. Seguedilla "There's an old bar in the city" (Carmen, José)
- 02:1322. "Careful, it's the lieutenant!" (José, Zuniga, Carmen)
- 01:4223. Entr'acte
Act II
- 05:291. Gipsy Song "From far away mysterious sounds" (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
- 00:572. "Bravo, bravo! More! Keep dancing!" (Zuniga, Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
- 00:163. "Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!" (Friends of Escamillo)
- 00:124. "Who's that? It's Escamillo, the bullfighter from Granada" (Zuniga, Frasquita, Friends of Escamillo)
- 00:355. "Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!" (Zuniga, Officers, Friends of Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès)
- 05:106. Toreador's Aria "You're most kind" (Escamillo, Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Officers, Friends of Escamillo)
- 01:037. "We'll come with you, Senor Torero" (Zuniga, Escamillo, Friends of Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
- 01:108. "Toreador, be ready!" (Friends of Escamillo)
- 00:149. "At last! We got rid of them as quickly as we could" (Remendado, Frasquita, Dancaïre, Mercédès)
- 04:5010. "There's a little job that we're starting!" (Dancaïre, Mercédès, Frasquita, Remendado, Carmen)
- 02:2711. "Being in love is not a reason" (Dancaïre, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès, José)
- 00:3912. "To bid you welcome to our bar" (Carmen)
- 02:1813. "La la la la la la la la" (Carmen, José)
- 02:3514. "Back to camp! Go at once!" (Carmen, José)
- 03:5515. Flower Song "That flow'r you threw to me I treasured" (José)
- 04:1416. "No, it's not love at all!" (Carmen, José)
- 01:3117. "Hello! Carmen!" (Zuniga, Remendado, Dancaïre, Gipsies, Zuniga, José, Frasquita, Mercédès)
- 02:5018. "Lieutenant fair, it's true" (Carmen, Remendado, Dancaïre, Gipsies, Zuniga, José, Frasquita, Mercédès)
- 01:0619. "The sky above the open road" (Gipsies, Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, José, Remendado, Dancaïre)
- 02:3820. Entr'acte
Act III
- 04:251. "Keep going, dear old friend, keep going!" (Gipsies, Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, José, Remendado, Dancaïre)
- 01:032. "Right! Let's stop for a while" (Dancaïre, José, Carmen)
- 04:053. "Shuffle! Cut them!" (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
- 03:124. "In vain you would avoid the bitter things they're saying" (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
- 00:355. "You're back!" (Frasquita, Dancaïre, Mercédès, Carmen, Remendado, José)
- 03:076. "As for that man, it should be easy!" (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Gipsies, Remendado, Dancaïre)
- 00:167. "Is this the place?" (Micaëla, Guide)
- 05:158. "I say that there's nothing to fear" (Micaëla)
- 00:169. "It's him! I'm sure it's him over there!" (Micaëla, Escamillo, José)
- 01:0110. "Escamillo is my name, and I come from Granada" (Escamillo, José)
- 04:2411. "She had a lover here" (Escamillo, José)
- 02:5112. "Hola! hola! José!" (Carmen, Escamillo, Dancaïre)
- 04:0013. "You should take care, Carmen" (José, Dancaïre, Gipsies, Remendado, Carmen, Micaëla, Frasquita, Mercédès)
- 02:0814. "Alas! Jose, your mother is ill" (Micaëla, José, Escamillo)
- 02:1215. Entr'acte
Act IV
- 02:121. "A few cuartos! A few cuartos!" (Merchants, Vendors, Zuniga, An Orange Vendor, A Gipsy)
- 03:462. "Here they come! Here they come!" (Children, Merchants, Vendors, Chorus)
- 03:243. "If you love me, Carmen!" (Escamillo, Carmen, Cordeliers, Frasquita, Mercédès)
- 06:064. "It's you! It's me!" (Carmen, José)
- 03:565. "Viva! Viva! What a corrida!" (Crowd, José, Carmen)
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