by Georges Bizet, Seiji Ozawa, Jessye Norman, Mirella Freni, Neil Shicoff, Simon Estes, Orchestre National de France · CD · EAN 0028942604025
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«Carmen Highlights» is the album of excerpts from Bizet's opera Carmen with the Orchestre National de France and Seiji Ozawa, released in 1989 by Philips on CD.
The recording brings together a selection of the most famous excerpts from Bizet's opera Carmen, with Jessye Norman, Mirella Freni, Neil Shicoff and Simon Estes alongside the Orchestre National de France under the direction of Seiji Ozawa. The program includes the overture and the habanera «L'amour est un oiseau rebelle», one of the most recognizable numbers in the score.
The release belongs to the Philips Digital Classics series and consists of a single disc, catalog number 426 040-2.
Suitable for opera enthusiasts and for those wanting a first introduction to Carmen with great performers.
