Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (1990)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 57M

Director : Albert Maysles, Susan Froemke, Charlotte Zwerin, Peter Gelb

Synopsis

Jessye Norman Sings Carmen is a gripping vérité study of the famous dramatic soprano’s approach to mastering Bizet’s heroine in recording sessions with Seiji Ozawa and the Orchestre National de France. Musical segments include performances of three arias and the great duets between Carmen and Don José

Actors

Jessye Norman
Jessye Norman
Herself

Crews

Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles
Director
Peter Gelb
Peter Gelb
Producer
Susan Froemke
Susan Froemke
Producer
Susan Froemke
Susan Froemke
Director
Charlotte Zwerin
Charlotte Zwerin
Director
Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
Peter Gelb
Peter Gelb
Director

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