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Great Performances Season 42, Episode 8: Great Performances at the Met: Carmen
Acclaimed director Richard Eyre’s production of Carmen stars Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in the title role of the seductive gypsy, a part she has sung to acclaim at many of the world’s leading opera houses. Aleksandrs Antonenko sings the obsessed soldier Don José. Pablo Heras-Casado conducts. Watch Great Performances Season 42, Episode 8 Great Performances at the Met: Carmen in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Great Performances Season 42, Episode 8 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015
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Great Performances at the Met: Carmen
Acclaimed director Richard Eyre’s production of Carmen stars Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in the title role of the seductive gypsy, a part she has sung to acclaim at many of the world’s leading opera houses. Aleksandrs Antonenko sings the obsessed soldier Don José. Pablo Heras-Casado conducts.
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